Electronic device and method for controlling sensitivity of sensor on basis of window attributes

ABSTRACT

Various embodiments related to an electronic device and a method for controlling sensitivity of a sensor on the basis of window attributes are described. According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a housing; a window cover housed in the housing, in which an attribute of at least a partial area may be changed via an electrical control on the basis of at least one attribute; at least one sensor disposed below at least the partial area; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify control information related to an operation of changing the attribute of at least the partial area on the basis of the at least one attribute, to determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor corresponding to the at least one attribute at least on the basis of the control information, and to acquire peripheral information of the exterior of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0069143, filed on Jun. 2, 2017,in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Filed

Various embodiments relate to a sensor of an electronic device.

2. Description of the Related Art

Due to the recent remarkable development of information communicationtechnology and semiconductor technology, the spread and use of variouselectronic devices are rapidly increasing. Particularly, recentelectronic devices are portable and capable of communication. Thepresence of chromatic material in the display can cause sensors tomalfunctions.

SUMMARY

The optical-based sensors can perform the sensing operations on thebasis of a sensitivity according to predetermined conditions, and whenthe surrounding environment is different from the predeterminedconditions, the sensitivity may deteriorate and sensing performances maybe degraded.

For example, when an optically-based sensor is disposed around astructure that may affect light sensing among various positions in anelectronic device, a sensitivity may deteriorate and a sensingperformance may be degraded due to the structure affecting lightsensing. For example, the structure that may affect light sensing may bea window cover having attributes, such as a color, a texture, or apattern, which may be changed by an electrical signal, or may be adisplay in which a displayed color or brightness may be changed.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronicdevice and a method for controlling sensitivity of a sensor on the basisof window attributes, which may prevent degrading of a sensingperformance of an optical-based sensor by adjusting a sensitivity of theoptical-based sensor on the basis of changes in attributes of a windowcover.

Various embodiments may provide an electronic device and a method forcontrolling sensitivity of a sensor on the basis of window attributes,which may prevent degrading of a sensing performance of an optical-basedsensor by adjusting a sensitivity of the optical-based sensor on thebasis of changes in displaying attributes of a display screen.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device can comprise ahousing; a window cover housed in the housing, wherein an attribute ofat least a partial area of a window cover may be changed via anelectrical control; at least one sensor disposed below at least thepartial area; and at least one processor, wherein the at least oneprocessor is configured to: identify control information related tochanging the attribute of at least the partial area of the window cover;determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor correspondingto the at least one attribute at least on the basis of the controlinformation; and acquire peripheral information about the outside of theelectronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on thebasis of the determined sensitivity.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: adisplay; at least one sensor disposed below at least a partial area ofthe display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least oneprocessor is configured to: identify control information related todisplaying of at least the partial area; determine a sensitivity relatedto the at least one sensor at least on the basis of the controlinformation; and acquire peripheral information of the outside of theelectronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on thebasis of the determined sensitivity.

According to various embodiments, in an electronic device, a sensitivityof the optical-based sensor is adjusted to reflect an effect of light onthe optical-based sensor, the light according to a color, a texture, anda pattern of a window cover, on the basis of changes in attributes ofthe window cover.

Further, according to various embodiments, degradation of sensingperformance of an optical-based sensor can be prevented by adjusting asensitivity of the optical-based sensor on the basis of change in anattribute of a display so that an effect of light on the optical-basedsensor, which corresponds to a color and brightness of the display, isreflected.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of the presentdisclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a network environment includingan electronic device according to various embodiments;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a program module according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic device accordingto various embodiments;

FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are diagrams illustrating a laminated state of awindow cover according to various embodiments;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which at least one sensoris disposed below at least a partial area of a window cover according tovarious embodiments;

FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B and FIG. 7C are diagrams for describing an operation ofa smart window according to various embodiments;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a wavelength-specific transmissivityaccording to a color of an ECC area according to various embodiments;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which at least one sensoris disposed below at least a partial area of a display according tovarious embodiments;

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device according tovarious embodiments;

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling at least onesensor disposed below a smart window in an electronic device accordingto various embodiments;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling a sensor on thebasis of a color change in a smart window according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 13 is an example of a smart window color change screen according tovarious embodiments; and

FIG. 14 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling at least onesensor disposed below a display in an electronic device according tovarious embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described with reference to theaccompanying drawings. The embodiments and the terms used therein arenot intended to limit the technology disclosed herein to specific forms,and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents,and/or alternatives to the corresponding embodiments. In describing thedrawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similarconstituent elements. A singular expression may include a pluralexpression unless they are definitely different in a context. In thisdocument, expressions such as A or B or at least one of A and/or Binclude all possible combinations of items listed together. Theexpression “a first”, “a second”, “the first”, or “the second” used invarious embodiments may modify various components regardless of theorder and/or the importance but does not limit the correspondingcomponents. When an element (e.g., first element) is referred to asbeing “(functionally or communicatively) connected to”, or “directlycoupled” another element (second element), the element may be connecteddirectly to the another element or connected to the another elementthrough yet another element (e.g., third element).

The expression “configured to” as used in various embodiments may beinterchangeably used with, for example, “suitable for”, “having thecapacity to”, “designed to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, or “capable of” interms of hardware or software, according to circumstances.Alternatively, in some situations, the expression “device configured to”may mean that the device, together with other devices or components, “isable to”. For example, the phrase “processor adapted (or configured) toperform A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor (e.g., embeddedprocessor) only for performing the corresponding operations or ageneric-purpose processor (e.g., Central Processing unit (CPU) orApplication Processor (AP)) that can perform the correspondingoperations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memorydevice.

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include atleast one of, for example, a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer(PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, an electronic book reader, adesktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, aPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), aMPEG-1 audio layer-3 (MP3) player, a mobile medical device, a camera,and a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearabledevice may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g., a watch, aring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, a glasses, a contact lens, or aHead-Mounted Device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing integrated type (e.g.,an electronic clothing), a body-mounted type (e.g., a skin pad, ortattoo), and a bio-implantable type (e.g., an implantable circuit). Insome embodiments, the electronic device may include at least one of, forexample, a television, a Digital Video Disk (DVD) player, an audio, arefrigerator, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, an oven, a microwaveoven, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a homeautomation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box (e.g.,Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), a game console (e.g.,Xbox™ and PlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, acamcorder, and an electronic photo frame.

In other embodiments, the electronic device may include at least one ofvarious medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measuringdevices (a blood glucose monitoring device, a heart rate monitoringdevice, a blood pressure measuring device, a body temperature measuringdevice, etc.), a Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA), a MagneticResonance Imaging (MRI), a Computed Tomography (CT) machine, and anultrasonic machine), a navigation device, a Global Navigation SatelliteSystem (GNSS), an Event Data Recorder (EDR), a Flight Data Recorder(FDR), a Vehicle Infotainment Devices, an electronic devices for a ship(e.g., a navigation device for a ship, and a gyro-compass), avionics,security devices, an automotive head unit, a robot for home or industry,a drone, an Automatic Teller's Machine (ATM) in banks, Point Of Sales(POS) in a shop, or internet device of things (e.g., a light bulb,various sensors, a sprinkler device, a fire alarm, a thermostat, astreetlamp, a toaster, a sporting goods, a hot water tank, a heater, aboiler, etc.). According to some embodiments, an electronic device mayinclude at least one of a part of furniture, a building/structure, or avehicle, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device,a projector, and various types of measuring instruments (e.g., a watermeter, an electric meter, a gas meter, a radio wave meter, and thelike). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be flexible, ormay be a combination of one or more of the aforementioned variousdevices. The electronic device according to one embodiment is notlimited to the above described devices. In the present disclosure, theterm “user” may indicate a person using an electronic device or a device(e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device) using an electronicdevice.

An electronic device 101 within a network environment 100 according tovarious embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Theelectronic device 101 may include a bus 110, a processor 120, a memory130, an input/output interface 150, a display 160, and a communicationinterface 170. In some embodiments, the electronic device 101 may omitat least one of the elements, or may further include other elements. Thebus 110 may connect elements 110-170 each other, and may include acircuit that transfers communication between the elements (e.g., acontrol message or data). The processor 120 may include one or moreamong a central processing unit, an application processor, acommunication processor (CP). The processor 120, for example, may carryout operations or data processing relating to the control and/orcommunication of at least one other element of the electronic device101. The memory 130 may include a volatile and/or non-volatile memory.

The memory 130 may store, for example, instructions or data relevant toat least one other element of the electronic device 101. According to anembodiment, the memory 130 may store software and/or a program 140. Theprogram 140 may include, for example, a kernel 141, middleware 143, anApplication Programming Interface (API) 145, and/or application programs(or “applications”) 147. At least some of the kernel 141, the middleware143, and the API 145 may be referred to as an operating system. Thekernel 141 may control or manage system resources (e.g., the bus 110,the processor 120, or the memory 130) used for executing an operation orfunction implemented by other programs (e.g., the middleware 143, theAPI 145, or the application 147). Furthermore, the kernel 141 mayprovide an interface through which the middleware 143, the API 145, orthe application programs 147 may access the individual elements of theelectronic device 101 to control or manage the system resources.

The middleware 143 may function as, for example, an intermediary forallowing the API 145 or the application programs 147 to communicate withthe kernel 141 to exchange data. Furthermore, the middleware 143 mayprocess one or more task requests, which are received from theapplication programs 147, according to priorities thereof. For example,the middleware 143 may assign priorities for using the system resources(e.g., the bus 110, the processor 120, the memory 130, or the like) ofthe electronic device 101 to one or more of the application programs147, and may process the one or more task requests. The API 145 is aninterface through which the applications 147 control functions providedfrom the kernel 141 or the middleware 143, and may include, for example,at least one interface or function (e.g., instruction) for file control,window control, image processing, or text control. For example, theinput/output interface 150 may forward instructions or data, input froma user or an external device, to the other element(s) of the electronicdevice 101, or may output instructions or data, received from the otherelement(s) of the electronic device 101, to the user or the externaldevice.

The display 160 may include, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display(LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, an Organic Light EmittingDiode (OLED) display, a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) display,or an electronic paper display. The display 160 may display, forexample, various types of content (e.g., text, images, videos, icons,and/or symbols) for a user. The display 160 may include a touch screenand may receive, for example, a touch, gesture, proximity, or hoveringinput using an electronic pen or the user's body part. The communicationinterface 170, for example, may set communication between the electronicdevice 101 and an external device (e.g., a first external electronicdevice 102, a second external electronic device 104, or a server 106).For example, the communication interface 170 may be connected to anetwork 162 through wireless or wired communication to communicate withthe external device (e.g., the second external electronic device 104 orthe server 106).

The wireless communication may include, for example, a cellularcommunication that uses at least one of LTE, LTE-Advance (LTE-A), CodeDivision Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), GlobalSystem For Mobile Communications (GSM), or the like. According to anembodiment, as exemplified as short-range communication 164 of FIG. 1,the wireless communication may include at least one of Wireless Fidelity(WiFi), Lite Fidelity (LiFi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low power (BLE),ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Magnetic Secure Transmission,Radio Frequency (RF), or Body Area Network (BAN). According to anembodiment, the wired communication may include GNSS. The GNSS may be,for example, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Global NavigationSatellite System (Glonass), a Beidou Navigation Satellite System(hereinafter, referred to as “Beidou”), or Galileo (the European globalsatellite-based navigation system). Hereinafter, in this document, theterm “GPS” may be interchangeable with the term “GNSS”. The wiredcommunication may include, for example, at least one of a UniversalSerial Bus (USB), a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI),Recommended Standard 232 (RS-232), a power line communication, a PlainOld Telephone Service (POTS), etc. The network 162 may include at leastone of a telecommunications network, for example, a computer network(e.g., LAN or WAN), the Internet, and a telephone network.

Each of the first and second external electronic devices 102 and 104 maybe of a type identical to or different from that of the electronicdevice 101. According to various embodiments, all or some of theoperations executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed inanother electronic device or a plurality of electronic devices (e.g.,the electronic devices 102 and 104 or the server 106). According to anembodiment, when the electronic device 101 has to perform some functionsor services automatically or in response to a request, the electronicdevice 101 may make a request for performing at least some functionsrelating thereto to another device (e.g., the electronic device 102 or104 or the server 106) instead of performing the functions or servicesby itself or in addition. Another electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 102 or 104, or the server 106) may execute therequested functions or the additional functions, and may transferinformation about the result of the execution to the electronic device101. The electronic device 101 may provide the received result as it isor additionally process the received result and provide the requestedfunctions or services. To achieve this, for example, cloud computing,distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may beused.

The display will be described in further detail in FIGS. 5-7, and caninclude or form a portion of a changeable window cover. The changeablewindow cover can include an attribute changing element, such aselectrochromic material. As a result of this changes in the attributesof the attribute changing material, the one or more processors 120 canidentify control information associated with the changed attribute todetermine the sensitivity related to the one sensor.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to variousembodiments.

The electronic device 201 may include, for example, the whole or part ofthe electronic device 101 illustrated in FIG. 1. The electronic device201 may include at least one processor 210 (e.g., an AP), acommunication module 220, a subscriber identification module 224, amemory 230, a sensor module 240, an input device 250, a display 260, aninterface 270, an audio module 280, a camera module 291, a powermanagement module 295, a battery 296, an indicator 297, and a motor 298.The processor 210 may control a plurality of hardware or softwareelements connected thereto and may perform various data processing andoperations by driving an operating system or an application program. Theprocessor 210 may be implemented by, for example, a System on Chip(SoC). According to an embodiment, the processor 210 may further includea Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. Theprocessor 210 may also include at least some of the elements illustratedin FIG. 2 (e.g., a cellular module 221). The processor 210 may load, ina volatile memory, instructions or data received from at least one ofthe other elements (e.g., a non-volatile memory), process the loadedinstructions or data, and store the result data in the non-volatilememory.

The communication module 220 may have a configuration that is the sameas or similar to that of the communication interface 170. Thecommunication module 220 may include, for example, a cellular module221, a Wi-Fi module 223, a Bluetooth module 225, a GNSS module 227, anNFC module 228, and an RF module 229. The cellular module 221 mayprovide, for example, a voice call, a video call, a text messageservice, an Internet service, or the like through a communicationnetwork. According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221 mayidentify and authenticate the electronic device 201 within acommunication network using the subscriber identification module 224(e.g., a SIM card). According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221may perform at least some of the functions that the processor 210 mayprovide. According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221 may includea communication processor (CP). According to some embodiments, at leastsome (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module 221, the Wi-Fi module223, the BT module 225, the GNSS module 227, and the NFC module 228 maybe included in one Integrated Chip (IC) or IC package. The RF module 22Fmay transmit/receive, for example, a communication signal (e.g., an RFsignal). The RF module 229 may include, for example, a transceiver, aPower Amp Module (PAM), a frequency filter, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA),an antenna, or the like. According to another embodiment, at least oneof the cellular module 221, the Wi-Fi module 223, the BT module 225, theGPS module 227, and the NFC module 228 may transmit/receive an RF signalthrough a separate RF module. The subscriber identification module 224may include, for example, a card that includes a subscriber identitymodule and/or an embedded SIM, and may contain unique identificationinformation (e.g., an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID)) orsubscriber information (e.g., an International Mobile SubscriberIdentity (IMSI)).

The memory 230 (e.g., the memory 130) may include, for example, aninternal memory 232 or an external memory 234. The internal memory 232may include, for example, at least one of a volatile memory (e.g., aDRAM, an SRAM, an SDRAM, or the like) and a non-volatile memory (e.g., aOne Time Programmable ROM (OTPROM), a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM, a maskROM, a flash ROM, a flash memory, a hard disc drive, or a Solid StateDrive (SSD)). The external memory 234 may include a flash drive, forexample, a Compact Flash (CF), a Secure Digital (SD), a Micro-SD, aMini-SD, an eXtreme Digital (xD), a Multi-Media Card (MMC), a memorystick, and the like. The external memory 234 may be functionally orphysically connected to the electronic device 201 through variousinterfaces.

The sensor module 240 may, for example, measure a physical quantity ordetect the operating state of the electronic device 201 and may convertthe measured or detected information into an electrical signal. Thesensor module 240 may include, for example, at least one of a gesturesensor 240A, a gyro sensor 240B, an atmospheric pressure sensor 240C, amagnetic sensor 240D, an acceleration sensor 240E, a grip sensor 240F, aproximity sensor 240G a color sensor 240H (e.g., a Red, Green, and Blue(RGB) sensor), a biometric sensor 240I, a temperature/humidity sensor240J, an illuminance sensor 240K, and a ultraviolet (UV) sensor 240M.Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 240 may include, forexample, an e-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, anelectroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, aninfrared (IR) sensor, an iris sensor, and/or a fingerprint sensor. Thesensor module 240 may further include a control circuit for controllingone or more sensors included therein. In some embodiments, theelectronic device 201 may further include a processor, which isconfigured to control the sensor module 240, as a part of the processor210 or separately from the processor 210 in order to control the sensormodule 240 while the processor 210 is in a sleep state.

The input device 250 may include, for example, a touch panel 252, a(digital) pen sensor 254, a key 256, or an ultrasonic input device 258.The touch panel 252 may use, for example, at least one of a capacitivetype, a resistive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. Thetouch panel 252 may further include a control circuit. The touch panel252 may further include a tactile layer to provide a tactile reaction toa user. The (digital) pen sensor 254 may be, for example, a part of thetouch panel or may include a separate recognition sheet. The key 256 mayinclude, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad.The ultrasonic input device 258 may detect ultrasonic waves, which aregenerated by an input tool, through a microphone (e.g., a microphone288) and may identify data corresponding to the detected ultrasonicwaves.

The display 260 (e.g., the display 160) may include a panel 262, ahologram device 264, a projector 266, and/or a control circuit forcontrolling the same. The panel 262 may be implemented to be, forexample, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 262 may includethe touch panel 252, and one or more modules. According to anembodiment, the panel 262 may include a pressure sensor (or a POSsensor) which may measure a strength of pressure of a user's touch. Thepressure sensor may be integrated with the touch panel 252 or may beimplemented as one or more sensors separate from the touch panel 252.The hologram device 264 may show a three-dimensional image in the air byusing an interference of light. The projector 266 may display an imageby projecting light onto a screen. The screen may be located, forexample, in the interior of, or on the exterior of, the electronicdevice 201. The interface 270 may include, for example, an HDMI 272, aUSB 274, an optical interface 276, or a D-subminiature (D-sub) 278. Theinterface 270 may be included in, for example, the communication circuit170 illustrated in FIG. 1. Additionally or alternatively, the interface270 may include, for example, a Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)interface, a Secure Digital (SD) card/Multi-Media Card (MMC) interface,or an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard interface.

The audio module 280 may convert, for example, sound into an electricalsignal, and vice versa. At least some elements of the audio module 280may be included, for example, in the input/output interface 150illustrated in FIG. 1. The audio module 280 may process soundinformation that is input or output through, for example, a speaker 282,a receiver 284, earphones 286, the microphone 288, and the like. Thecamera module 291 is a device that can photograph a still image and amoving image. According to an embodiment, the camera module 291 mayinclude one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a rearsensor), a lens, an image signal processor (ISP), or a flash (e.g., anLED or xenon lamp). The power management module 295 may manage, forexample, the power of the electronic device 201. According to anembodiment, the power management module 295 may include a PowerManagement Integrated Circuit (PMIC), a charger IC, or a battery or fuelgauge. The PMIC or the charger IC may have a wired and/or wirelesscharging method. Examples of the wireless charging method may include amagnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, anelectromagnetic wave method, and the like. Additional circuits (e.g., acoil loop, a resonance circuit, a rectifier, and the like) for wirelesscharging may be further included. The battery gauge may measure, forexample, a residual quantity of the battery 296, and a voltage, acurrent, or a temperature while charging. The battery 296 may include,for example, a rechargeable battery or a solar battery.

The indicator 297 may display a particular state, for example, a bootingstate, a message state, a charging state, or the like of the electronicdevice 201 or a part (e.g., the processor 210) of the electronic device201. The motor 298 may convert an electrical signal into mechanicalvibration, and may generate vibration, a haptic effect, or the like. Theelectronic device 201 may include a mobile TV support device that canprocess media data according to a standard, such as Digital MultimediaBroadcasting (DMB), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), mediaFlo™, and thelike. Each of the above-described component elements of hardwareaccording to the present disclosure may be configured with one or morecomponents, and the names of the corresponding component elements mayvary on the basis of the type of electronic device. In variousembodiments, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 201) mayomit some elements or may further include additional elements, or someof the elements of the electronic device may be combined with each otherto configure one entity, in which case the electronic device mayidentically perform the functions of the corresponding elements prior tothe combination.

The display 260 may be disposed under a window cover and one or more ofthe sensors 240 may be disposed below the window cover. The window covermay include a portion which may operate as a touch panel 252, and canfurther include an attribute changing element, such as electrochromicmaterial. As a result of this changes in the attributes of the attributechanging material, the at least one processors 210 can identify controlinformation associated with the changed attribute to determine thesensitivity related to the one or more sensors 240.

For example, the attribute changing material can change hues, texture orpatterns, changing the light receiving properties of window cover. As aresult, the light that is incident on an RGB sensor 240H is altered. Theat least one processor 210 identifies control information related to thechanged hues, texture, or patterns, and determines a sensitivity relatedto the RGB sensor. The electronic device 100 acquires RGB informationabout the outside of the electronic device 100 on the basis of thechanged sensitivity of the RGB sensor.

In another embodiment, the attribute changing material can change hues,texture or patterns, changing the light receiving properties of windowcover. As a result, the light that is incident on an illumination sensor240K is altered. The at least one processor 210 identifies controlinformation related to the changed hues, texture, or patterns, anddetermines a sensitivity related to the illumination sensor 240K. Theelectronic device 100 acquires light information about the outside ofthe electronic device 100 on the basis of the changed sensitivity of theillumination sensor 240K.

In another embodiment, the attribute changing material can change hues,texture or patterns, changing the light receiving properties of windowcover. As a result, reflected light from an external object that isincident on a proximity sensor 240G is altered. The at least oneprocessor 210 identifies control information related to the changedhues, texture, or patterns, and determines a sensitivity related to theproximity sensor 240G The electronic device 100 acquires lightinformation about the outside of the electronic device 100 on the basisof the changed sensitivity of the proximity sensor 240G.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a program module according to variousembodiments.

According to an embodiment, the program module 310 (e.g., the program140) may include an Operating System (OS) that controls resourcesrelating to an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101)and/or various applications (e.g., the application programs 147) thatare driven on the operating system. The operating system may include,for example, Android™, iOS™, Windows™, Symbian™, Tizen™, or Bada™.Referring to FIG. 3, the program module 310 may include a kernel 320(e.g., the kernel 141), middleware 330 (e.g., the middleware 143), anAPI 360 (e.g., the API 145), and/or applications 370 (e.g., theapplication programs 147). At least a part of the program module 310 maybe preloaded on the electronic device, or may be downloaded from anexternal electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102 or 104 orthe server 106).

The kernel 320 may include, for example, a system resource manager 321and/or a device driver 323. The system resource manager 321 may control,allocate, or retrieve system resources. According to an embodiment, thesystem resource manager 321 may include a process manager, a memorymanager, or a file system manager. The device driver 323 may include,for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, ashared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, anaudio driver, or an Inter-Process Communication (IPC) driver. Themiddleware 330 may provide, for example, a function required by theapplications 370 in common, or may provide various functions to theapplications 370 through the API 360 such that the applications 370 canuse limited system resources within the electronic device. According toan embodiment, the middleware 330 may include at least one of a runtimelibrary 335, an application manager 341, a window manager 342, amulti-media manager 343, a resource manager 344, a power manager 345, adatabase manager 346, a package manager 347, a connectivity manager 348,a notification manager 349, a location manager 350, a graphic manager351, and a security manager 352.

The runtime library 335 may include, for example, a library module thata compiler uses in order to add a new function through a programminglanguage while the applications 370 are being executed. The runtimelibrary 335 may manage an input/output, manage a memory, or process anarithmetic function. The application manager 341 may manage, forexample, the life cycles of the applications 370. The window manager 342may manage GUI resources used for a screen. The multimedia manager 343may identify a format required for reproducing media files and mayperform encoding or decoding of the media files using a codec accordingto the format. The resource manager 344 may manage source codes of theapplications 370 or a space of the memory. The power manager 345 maymanage, for example, the capacity, temperature, or power of the battery,and may determine or provide information of power necessary foroperations of the electronic device by using the correspondinginformation. According to an embodiment, the power manager 345 mayoperate in conjunction with a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). Thedatabase manager 346 may create, search for, or modify a database to beused in the applications 370, for example. The package manager 347 maymanage the installation or update of an application that is distributedin the form of a package file.

The connectivity manager 348 may, for example, manage wirelessconnection. The notification manager 349 may provide an event to theuser, for example, an arrival message, an appointment, a proximitynotification, and the like. The location manager 350 may manage, forexample, the location information of the electronic device. The graphicmanager 351 may manage, for example, a graphical effect to be providedto the user or a user interface related thereto. The security manager352 may provide, for example, system security or user authentication.According to an embodiment, the middleware 330 may include a telephonymanager for managing a voice or video call function of the electronicdevice or a middleware module that is capable of forming a combinationof the functions of the above-described elements. According to anembodiment, the middleware 330 may provide specialized modules accordingto the types of operation systems. The middleware 330 may dynamicallydelete some existing elements or may add new elements. The API 360 is,for example, a set of API programming functions, and may be providedwith different configurations according to operating systems. Forexample, in the case of Android or iOS, one API set may be provided foreach platform, and in the case of Tizen, two or more API sets may beprovided for each platform.

The applications 370 may include a home 371, a dialer 372, an SMS/MMS373, an instant message (IM) 374, a browser 375, a camera 376, an alarm377, a contact 378, a voice dial 379, an email 380, a calendar 381, amedia player 382, an album 383, a watch 384, healthcare (e.g., measuringthe amount of exercise or blood glucose, etc.), or an environmentalinformation (e.g., atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperatureinformation) providing application. According to an embodiment, theapplications 370 may include an information exchange application thatcan support the exchange of information between the electronic deviceand an external electronic device. The information exchange applicationmay include, for example, a notification relay application fortransferring specific information to an external electronic device, or adevice management application for managing the external electronicdevice. For example, a notification transfer application may transfernotification information generated by another application of theelectronic device to an external electronic device, or may receivenotification information from the external electronic device to providethe same to the user. The device management application may install,delete, or update, for example, a function (e.g., turning on/off anexternal electronic device itself (or some element parts) or adjustingbrightness (or resolution) of the display) of an external electronicdevice communicating with the electronic device or an applicationoperating in the external electronic device. According to an embodiment,the applications 370 may include applications (e.g., a health careapplication of a mobile medical appliance) that are designated accordingto the attributes of an external electronic device. According to anembodiment, the applications 370 may include applications received froman external electronic device. At least some of the program modules 310may be implemented (e.g., executed) by software, firmware, hardware(e.g., the processor 210), or a combination of two or more thereof andmay include a module, a program, a routine, an instruction set, or aprocess for performing one or more functions.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an electronic device accordingto various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4, an electronic device 400 (e.g., the electronicdevice 101 in FIG. 1 or the electronic device 201 in FIG. 2) may includea housing 401. According to various embodiments, the housing 401 mayinclude a first surface facing a first direction, a second surfacefacing a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and aside surface surrounding at least a part of the space between the firstsurface and the second surface.

According to various embodiments, the housing 401 may include, forexample, electronic parts as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, and a windowcover 402 may be mounted on at least one surface of the housing 401.According to various embodiments, the window cover 402 may be providedon at least one of a front surface, a side surface, and a rear surfaceof the housing 401 of the electronic device 400. According to anembodiment, the window cover 402 may include a smart window at least ina part thereof. For example, via the window cover 402, at least one ofthe front surface, side surface, and rear surface of the housing 401 mayinclude the smart window.

According to an embodiment, the window cover 402 may be provided tocover a part or all of a display (e.g., the display 160 in FIG. 1 or thedisplay 260 in FIG. 2) and the periphery (bezel) of the display.

According to an embodiment, the window cover 402 may include a firstarea 402-1 and a second area 402-2. The first area 402-1 is theperiphery of a screen area (active area, AA) and may be an areacorresponding to a non-screen area (non-active area, NAA). The secondarea 402-2 may be an area corresponding to the screen area (active area,AA) on which a screen is displayed. The first area 402-1 or the secondarea 402-2 may include an area which can be changed via an electricalcontrol on the basis of at least one attribute from a plurality ofpossible attributes. The attributes can include, for example, hue,texture, or a pattern according to electrical control For example, thearea which can be changed via an electrical control on the basis of atleast one attribute determined from among the plurality of attributesmay include a smart window.

The window cover 402 may include at least a partial area with achangeable attribute. For example, the window cover 402 may include anattribute changing member that causes signal received by sensors to bealtered. At least one processor determine control information related tothe changed attributes and changes the sensitivity of the sensor. Theelectronic device 100 acquires peripheral information based on thechanged sensitivity of the sensor.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a laminated window coveraccording to various embodiments. FIGS. 5A and 5B may illustrate, forexample, a cross-section of the window cover 402 along line A-A.

According to various embodiments, a first area 502-1 may include a smartwindow (or the smart window 520 may be directly under the first area502-1) as illustrated in FIG. 5A, or both the first area 502-1 (e.g.,the first area 402-1 in FIG. 4) and a second area 502-2 (e.g., thesecond area 402-2 in FIG. 4) may include a smart window as illustratedin FIG. 5B (or the smart window 520 may be directly under the first area502-1 and the second area 502-2).

Referring to FIG. 5A, when the first area 502-1 includes a smart window,the first area 502-1 may include a first member 510 a and a secondmember 530 a, an attribute changeable member 520 a may be included in atleast a part between the first member 510 a and the second member 530 a,and the second area 502-2 may include only the first member 510 a.

Referring to FIG. 5B, when both the first area 502-1 and the second area502-2 include a smart window, the first area 502-1 and the second area502-2 may include a first member 510 b, a second member 530 b, and anattribute changeable member 520 b that is in at least a part between thefirst member 510 b and the second member 530 b.

Referring to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, according to an embodiment, the firstmember 510 a or 510 b and the second member 530 a or 530 b may be madeof glass or plastic, respectively, and may be made of a transparentmaterial through which the interior thereof may be exposed. According toan embodiment, the attribute changeable member 520 a or 520 b may be amember that enables changes in attributes including at least one of ahue, a texture, or a pattern according to electronic control. Forexample, an area including the attribute changeable member 520 a or 520b may be a smart window.

According to an embodiment, a display (e.g., the display 160 in FIG. 1or the display 260 in FIG. 2) may be disposed below a second directionalsurface of the second area 502-2, and a screen of the display may beexposed. For example, the second area 502-2 may operate as a part of atouch screen in which a touch panel and a display panel are combined.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the second area502-2 includes only the first member 510 a, a display (e.g., the display160 in FIG. 1 or the display 260 in FIG. 2) may be disposed below thefirst member 510 a.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the second area502-2 includes the first member 510 b, the attribute changeable member520 b, and the second member 530 b, a display (e.g., the display 160 inFIG. 1 or the display 260 in FIG. 2) may be disposed below the secondmember 530 b. For example, when the display (e.g., the display 160 inFIG. 1 or the display 260 in FIG. 2) is disposed below the second member530 b, the attribute changeable member 520 b may be controlled to be ina transparent state so that a screen of the display is exposed. Forexample, when a display screen is activated, the first member 510 b, theattribute changeable member 520 b, and the second member 530 b may be ina transparent state.

According to an embodiment, the first area 502-1 is an areacorresponding to the periphery of a screen area (AA) displayed by thedisplay, and may be a bezel area. For example, terminals or signal linesincluding a touch panel, a display panel, etc. may be disposed below thesecond directional surface of the first area 502-1, the seconddirectional surface of the first area 502-1 may be shielded by theattribute changeable member 520 b in order to limit arrangement of thesignal lines and terminals to be exposed to the outside. For example,the attribute changeable member may include an electrochromic material.

According to various embodiments, at least one sensor module (e.g., thesensor module 240 in FIG. 2) may be disposed below the display that isdisposed below the second directional surface of the first area 502-1 orbelow the second directional surface of the second area 502-2. Accordingto various embodiments, the at least one sensor module may include anoptical-based sensor. According to an embodiment, the optical-basedsensor may include a light reception unit that receives light, and mayfurther include a light emission unit that outputs light. For example,the optical-based sensor may include at least one of an illuminancesensor 240K, a proximity sensor 240G an iris sensor, and a biometricsensor 240I.

According to an embodiment, the illuminance sensor may include a lightreception unit and may be a sensor that senses external light throughthe light reception unit. For example, the illuminance sensor may be anRGB illuminance sensor 240H. The RGB illuminance sensor 240H may receivelight through the light reception unit, may detect the amount ofreceived light, and may provide a sensing result obtained by theilluminance sensor. According to an embodiment, an illuminance value maybe calculated according to the sensing result obtained by theilluminance sensor. For example, on the basis of the sensing resultobtained by the illuminance sensor, the amount of light in eachwavelength band may be measured in R (red), G (green), B (blue) and C(clear) channels, an infrared (IR) component included in light may beremoved using a value of the C channel, a type of light (e.g.,incandescent lamp, halogen, etc.), i.e., a light source, may bedistinguished via a ratio of each channel, and an illuminance value maybe calculated according to an equation specific to each light source.For example, the equation specific to each light source may bedetermined in advance for each illuminance sensor manufacturer.

According to an embodiment, the proximity sensor 240G may include alight reception unit and a light emission unit (e.g., light emittingdiode (LED)), wherein the proximity sensor outputs light through thelight emission unit, and measures the amount of light reflected by atarget object and returning to the light reception unit, so as tomeasure the presence or absence of an external object exists and theproximity of the external object.

According to an embodiment, the iris sensor may include a light emissionunit (e.g., infrared ray light emitting diode (IR LED)) and a camerathat functions to receive light, wherein the iris sensor outputs lightthrough the light emission unit, acquires an image through the camerathat receives reflected light, and recognizes an iris from the acquiredimage. In the iris sensor, the light emission unit and the camera may bespaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval in order torecognize an accurate iris shape. For example, the iris sensor mayperform iris recognition by: receiving light emitted from the lightemission unit (e.g., an IR LED) to acquire an image, by a camera module(e.g., an IR camera module); selecting an image suitable for irisrecognition through preprocessing of the acquired image; improving theselected image to an image appropriate for iris recognition and thenextracting an iris area therefrom; and extracting a uniquely codedbinary value from an extracted iris image and then performing comparisonwith a previously stored iris image, thereby determining whether thecomparison shows a match.

According to an embodiment, the biometric sensor 240I may include alight emission unit and a light reception unit, and may be a sensor thatoutputs light to a living body through the light emission unit andreceives light reflected by the living body through the light receptionunit so as to acquire biometric information. For example, the biometricsensor may include a heart rate sensor (capable of measuring heart rate,stress, and oxygen saturation), a fingerprint sensor, a blood glucosesensor, a blood pressure sensor, and the like.

According to various embodiments, at least one optical sensors may bedisposed in various positions within the housing 401 of the electronicdevice so as to sense light, and may perform various sensing operationsby using the sensed light.

According to an embodiment, when an optical-based sensor is disposedaround a structure that may affect light sensing among various positionsin the electronic device, the optical-based sensor may have difficultyin performing an accurate sensing operation due to the structureaffecting light sensing of the optical-based sensor. For example, thestructure that may affect light sensing of the optical-based sensor maybe a smart window having attributes, such as a color, a texture, or apattern, which may be changed by an electrical signal, or may be adisplay in which a displayed color or brightness may be changed.

For example, when the optical-based sensor is disposed around the smartwindow of the first area 502-1, light corresponding to a color, atexture, and a pattern, which change as attributes such as a color, atexture, or a pattern of the smart window change, may affect asensitivity of the optical-based sensor, and therefore the sensitivityof the optical-based sensor may need to be adjusted. Further, when theoptical-based sensor is disposed around the display of the second area502-2, light corresponding to a display color and brightness, whichchange as attributes such as a color or brightness of the displaychange, may affect sensitivity of the optical-based sensor, andtherefore the sensitivity of the optical-based sensor may need to beadjusted.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: ahousing; a window cover housed in the housing, wherein an attribute ofat least a partial area of a window cover may be changed via anelectrical control; at least one sensor disposed below at least thepartial area; and at least one processor, wherein the at least oneprocessor is configured to identify control information related to anoperation of changing the attribute of at least the partial area of thewindow cover, to determine a sensitivity related to the at least onesensor corresponding to information on the at least one attribute atleast on the basis of the control information, and to acquire peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device by using the atleast one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a lightreception module, and the at least one processor may be configured toadjust at least one setting value related to the light reception moduleat least on the basis of the determined control information. Forexample, the at least one setting value related to the light receptionmodule may include an illuminance coefficient.

According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a lightemission module for outputting light, and a light reception module forreceiving the light after being reflected by an external object, and theat least one processor is configured to determine, as at least a part ofthe operation for acquiring the peripheral information, a proximity ofthe external object at least on the basis of sensing of the reflectedlight by using the light reception module. For example, the at least oneprocessor may be configured to determine at least one condition fordetermining the proximity, at least on the basis of the controlinformation. Frequency example, in order to determine the proximity, theat least one condition may include a recognition threshold value or arelease threshold value.

According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a lightemission module for outputting light, and a camera module that receivesthe light after being reflected by an external object to acquire animage, and the at least one processor may be configured to recognize, asat least a part of the operation for acquiring the peripheralinformation, an iris from the acquired image at least on the basis ofsensing of the reflected light by using the camera module. According toan embodiment, the at least one processor may be configured to determineat least one condition for recognizing the iris, on the basis of thecontrol information. For example, the at least one condition forrecognizing the iris may include a current, a light emission unit outputtime (pulse length), a light reception time (integration time).

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be configuredto change, as at least a part of the operation for changing theattribute to the at least one attribute, at least one of a color, atexture, and a pattern of at least the partial area.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include amemory that stores one or more setting values according to a lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area, and the at least oneprocessor may be configured to, as at least a part of the operation fordetermining the sensitivity, identify a light transmissivity of at leastthe partial area, which corresponds to the at least one attribute, andto adjust setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at leastone setting value corresponding to the light transmissivity among theone or more setting values in the memory.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be configuredto correct, as at least a part of the operation for acquiring peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device, a sensing valueacquired using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of thesensitivity.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which at least one sensoris disposed below at least a partial area of a window cover according tovarious embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 6, a window cover 602 (e.g., reference numeral 402 inFIG. 4, 502 a in FIG. 5A, or 502 b in FIG. 5B) may include a first area602-1 and a second area 602-2. The first area 602-1 is the periphery ofa screen area (active area, AA) and may be an area corresponding to anon-screen area (non-active area, NAA). The second area 602-2 may be anarea corresponding to the screen area (active area, AA) on which ascreen is displayed. The first area 602-1 or the second area 602-2 mayinclude an area which can be changed via an electrical control on thebasis of at least one attribute determined from among a plurality ofattributes. For example, the area which can be changed via an electricalcontrol on the basis of at least one attribute determined from among theplurality of attributes may include a smart window.

According to an embodiment, a cross-section 600 is a part of the firstarea 602-1 (e.g., reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4 or 502-1 in FIGS. 5Aand 5B), and may have one or more sensor members 641 and 643 disposedthereon. According to various embodiments, the one or more sensormembers 641 and 643 may include at least one of an illuminance sensor, aproximity sensor, an iris sensor, and a biometric sensor.

According to various embodiments, the first area 602-1 may include asmart window including a first plate member 610 (e.g., the first member510 a in FIG. 5A or the first member 510 b in FIG. 5B), anelectrochromic (ECC) area 620 (e.g., the attribute changeable member 520a in FIG. 5A or the attribute changeable member 520 b in FIG. 5B), and asecond plate member 630 (e.g., the second member 530 a in FIG. 5A or thesecond member 530 b in FIG. 5B), wherein one or more sensor modules 641and 643, structures 640-1 to 643-3 forming one or more openings 640 forsecuring a mounting space of the one or more sensor members 641 and 643,and a circuit board 650 may be disposed below the second plate member630.

The first plate member 610 may be a transparent member attached on theuppermost surface in a first direction of the window cover 602, and maybe made of glass or plastic. An electrochromic area 620 may be includedbetween the first plate member 610 and the second plate member 630. Theelectrochromic area 620 may include an electrochromic material havingattributes, some of which are changeable, and an electrode connected tothe electrochromic material. In the electrochromic area 620, at leastone attribute thereof may be changed due to occurrence of a chemicalreaction caused by a current flowing in the electrode. For example, theat least one attribute may be at least one of a color, a texture, or apattern. The structures 640-1 to 643-3 forming one or more openings 640for securing a mounting space of the one or more sensor members 641 and643 may be disposed below the second plate member 630. The one or moresensor members 641 and 643 may be seated in the one or more openings640, respectively. According to various embodiments, at least a part ofsensor members among the one or more sensor modules may be seated in asingle opening, or at least parts of sensor members of the multiplesensor modules may be seated in the multiple openings, respectively. Theat least a part of the sensor members may include a light reception unitor a light emission unit. For example, the first sensor member 641 maybe a light emission unit, the second sensor member 643 may be a lightreception unit, and the light emission unit and the light reception unitmay be seated in two openings, respectively. Although not illustrated,the first sensor member 641 and the second sensor member 643 may beseated in a single opening.

The circuit board 650 may be disposed below the bottom surfaces of theone or more sensor members 641 and 643. For example, the circuit board650 may include a printed circuit board (PCB).

In certain embodiments, due to changes in the electrochromic area (ECC)620, the light transmission properties of the window cover 602 maychange, causing changes in the light that is incident upon the sensors641 and 643. At least one processor identifies control information forthe changed light transmission properties and determines a sensitivityfor the sensors based on the control information.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams for describing an operation of a smartwindow according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 7A, a smart window may be a part including anelectrochromic (ECC) area 720 (e.g., the electrochromic area 620 in FIG.6) between a first plate member 710 (e.g., the first plate member 610 inFIG. 6) and a second plate member 730 (e.g., the second plate member 630in FIG. 6). The ECC area 720 may include first and second transparentelectrodes or indium tin oxide (ITO) 720-2, an ion storage layer 720-4,an ion conductor and electrolyte 720-6, and an electrochromic (ECC)layer 720-8.

Referring to FIG. 7B, when the first and second transparent electrodes720-2 are turned on and voltages are applied to the first and secondtransparent electrodes 720-2, ions move to the ECC layer 720-8 throughthe ion conductor and electrolyte 720-6 in the ion storage layer 720-4,the moving ions absorb light, and therefore attributes, such as a color,a texture, or a pattern, of the ECC area 720 may change. For example,movement attributes of the ions may change according to the magnitude ofthe voltages applied to the first and second transparent electrodes720-2, and the attributes, such as a color, a texture, or a pattern, ofthe ECC area 720 may change accordingly. As the attributes, such as acolor, a texture, or a pattern, of the ECC area 720 change, atransmissivity of light outside the smart window, which transmitsthrough the smart window may vary.

Referring to FIG. 7C, when the first and second transparent electrodes720-2 are turned off and voltages are not applied to the first andsecond transparent electrodes 720-2, the ions having moved to the ECClayer 720-8 may return to the ion storage layer 720-2 through the ionconductor and electrolyte 720-6, and the attributes, such as a color, atexture, or a pattern, having changed according thereto may return totheir original state accordingly. For example, the original state may bea transparent state. As the attributes, such as a color, a texture, or apattern, of the ECC area 720 change to the original state, thetransmissivity of light outside the smart window, which transmitsthrough the smart window may return to the original state.

FIG. 8 illustrates the transmission percentage of different wavelengthsfor different voltage levels. In general, the higher the voltage level,the lower the transmission percentage.

Referring to FIG. 8, a horizontal axis represents a wavelength, and avertical axis represents a transmissivity (%). According to anembodiment, a color of an ECC area (e.g., the ECC area 620 in FIG. 6 orthe ECC area 720 in FIG. 7) may change according to the magnitude ofvoltages applied to the ECC area. For example, the ECC area may becomeyellow when the voltage applied to the ECC area is about 0 V, the ECCarea may become orange when the voltage applied to the ECC area is about0.3 V, the ECC area may become red when the voltage applied to the ECCarea is about 0.5 V, the ECC area may become blue when the voltageapplied to the ECC area is about 0.65 V, the ECC area may become purplewhen the voltage applied to the ECC area is about 0.8 V, the ECC areamay become light blue when the voltage applied to the ECC area is about1V, and the ECC area may become green when the voltage applied to theECC area is about 1.2V.

According to an embodiment, a wavelength-specific transmissivity mayvary according to the color of the ECC area. For example, awavelength-specific transmissivity according to a color of the ECC areamay be high in the order of yellow, orange, red, blue, purple, lightblue, and green. For example, a wavelength-specific transmissivity of acase when the ECC area is yellow may be higher than awavelength-specific transmissivity of a case when the ECC area isorange, red, blue, purple, light blue, or green.

According to various embodiments, when one or more sensor modules (e.g.,reference numerals 641 and 643 in FIG. 6), for example, an optical-basedsensor, are disposed below a first area (e.g., reference numeral 402-1in FIG. 4, 502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B, or 602-1 in FIG. 6), a change inthe wavelength-specific transmissivity of the first area in accordancewith a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture, or a pattern,of an electrochromic (ECC) area (e.g., reference numeral 620 in FIG. 6or 720 in FIG. 7) may affect the optical-based sensor. Although a changein the wavelength-specific transmissivity of the first area inaccordance with a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture, or apattern, of the first area affects the optical-based sensor, if asensitivity of the optical-based sensor is kept fixed, accuracy of asensing performance of the optical-based sensor may be lowered.According to various embodiments, the optical-based sensor may includeat least one of an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an irissensor, and a biometric sensor.

For example, when the illuminance sensor is disposed below the firstarea (e.g., reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4, 502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B,or 602-1 in FIG. 6), light incident on the illuminance sensor may changeaccording to a transmissivity change of the first area, which is causedin accordance with a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture,or a pattern, of the first area, and accuracy of the illuminance sensormay be lowered, so that acquisition of accurate illuminance informationmay fail. When the illuminance information is not accurate, a functionof using the illuminance information, for example, a function ofcontrolling brightness of a display screen according to the illuminanceinformation may cause a malfunction.

In addition, when the proximity sensor is disposed below the first area(e.g., reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4, 502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B, or602-1 in FIG. 6), light incident on the proximity sensor may changeaccording to a transmissivity change of the first area, which is causedin accordance with a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture,or a pattern, of the first area, and accuracy of the proximity sensormay be lowered, so that acquisition of accurate proximity informationmay fail. When the proximity information is not accurate, a function ofusing proximity detection information by the proximity sensor, forexample, a function of detecting a busy state on the basis of theproximity information and deactivating touch sensing may cause amalfunction.

Further, when the iris sensor is disposed below the first area (e.g.,reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4, 502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B, or 602-1 inFIG. 6), light incident on the iris sensor may change according to atransmissivity change of the first area, which is caused in accordancewith a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture, or a pattern,of the first area, and an accurate iris recognition distance and arelease distance for iris recognition may not be derived. When theaccurate iris recognition distance and the release distance are unableto be derived, a user may have inconvenience relating to irisrecognition.

According to various embodiments, in the case of an optical-based sensordisposed below the first area (e.g., reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4,502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B, or 602-1 in FIG. 6), a sensitivity of theoptical-based sensor may be determined on the basis of a change in thewavelength-specific transmissivity of the first area, which is caused inaccordance with a change in attributes, such as a color, a texture, or apattern, of the electrochromic (ECC) area 720, and the optical-basedsensor may be operated according to the determined sensitivity.

According to various embodiments, in the case of an optical-based sensordisposed below the first area (e.g., reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4,502-1 in FIGS. 5A and 5B, or 602-1 in FIG. 6), a sensing value obtainedby the optical-based sensor may be adjusted on the basis of a change inthe wavelength-specific transmissivity of the first area, which iscaused in accordance with a change in attributes, such as a color, atexture, or a pattern, of the electrochromic (ECC) area 720 (e.g.,reference numeral 620 in FIG. 6 or 720 in FIG. 7).

For example, when the applied voltage is 0.5 V, the ECC area 720 mayhave a lower transmission percentage for red light. Accordingly, the atleast one processor can adjust the sensitivity of the RGB sensor to havehigher sensitivity to red light. According to various embodiments, anelectronic device may include a display, at least one sensor disposedbelow at least a partial area of the display, and at least oneprocessor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to identifycontrol information related to displaying of at least the partial areaof the display, to determine a sensitivity related to the at least onesensor at least on the basis of the control information, and to acquireperipheral information of the exterior of the electronic device by usingthe at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determinedsensitivity.

According to an embodiment, in the electronic device, the at least onesensor may include a light reception module, and the at least oneprocessor may be configured to adjust a setting value related to thelight reception module at least on the basis of the control information.

According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a lightemission module for outputting light, and a light reception module forreceiving the light after being reflected by an external object, and theat least one processor may be configured to determine, as at least apart of the operation for acquiring the peripheral information, aproximity of the external object at least on the basis of sensing of thereflected light by using the light reception module.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be configuredto determine at least one condition for determining the proximity, atleast on the basis of the control information.

According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a lightemission module for outputting light, and a camera module that receivesthe light after being reflected by an external object to acquire animage, and the at least one processor may be configured to recognize, asat least a part of the operation for acquiring the peripheralinformation, an iris from the acquired image at least on the basis ofsensing of the reflected light by using the camera module.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be configuredto determine at least one condition for recognizing the iris, at leaston the basis of the control information.

According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may be configuredto identify, as at least a part of the operation for identifying thecontrol information, at least one of brightness control information andcolor control information relating to displaying of at least the partialarea.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include amemory that stores one or more setting values according to a lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area, and the at least oneprocessor may be configured to, as at least a part of the operation fordetermining the sensitivity, identify a light transmissivity of at leastthe partial area, and to adjust setting of the at least one sensor onthe basis of at least one setting value corresponding to the lighttransmissivity among the one or more setting values in the memory, atleast on the basis of the color control information or the brightnesscontrol information.

According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to correct,as at least a part of the operation for acquiring peripheral informationof the exterior of the electronic device, a sensing value acquired usingthe at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the sensitivity.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which at least one sensoris disposed below at least a partial area of a display according tovarious embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 9, a window cover 902 (e.g., reference numeral 402 inFIG. 4, 502 a in FIG. 5A, or 502 b in FIG. 5B) may include a first area902-1 and a second area 902-2. The first area 902-1 is the periphery ofa screen area (active area, AA) and may be an area corresponding to anon-screen area (non-active area, NAA). The second area 902-2 may be anarea corresponding to the screen area (active area, AA) on which ascreen is displayed. The first area 902-1 or the second area 902-2 mayinclude an area which can be changed via an electrical control on thebasis of at least one attribute determined from among a plurality ofattributes. For example, the area which can be changed via an electricalcontrol on the basis of at least one attribute determined from among theplurality of attributes may include a smart window.

According to an embodiment, a cross-section 900 is a part of the secondarea 902-2 of the window cover 902, and may be a cross-section of a parton which one or more sensor members 941 is disposed. According tovarious embodiments, the one or more sensor members 941 may include anilluminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an iris sensor, and a biometricsensor.

According to various embodiments, the second area 902-2 may include afirst plate member 910, wherein a display 920 (e.g., reference numeral160 in FIG. 1 or 260 in FIG. 2) is disposed below the first plate member910, and the one or more sensor members 941 (e.g., reference numeral 240in FIG. 2), structures 940-1 and 940-2 forming one or more openings 940for securing a mounting space of the one or more sensor members 941, anda circuit board 950 may be disposed below the display 920.

According to various embodiments, the first plate member 910 may beinstalled on the uppermost surface in a first direction of the windowcover 902, may be made of a transparent material capable of protectingthe display 920, and may be made of glass or plastic. The display 920may be disposed below the first plate member 910.

According to various embodiments, the display 920 may include, between afirst surface and a second surface of the display 920, a first opticallyclear adhesive (OCA) film 921, a touch panel 922, a second opticallyclear adhesive film 923, an OLED layer (a polarizing panel 924 and adisplay panel 925), a first polymer layer 926, and a second polymerlayer 927, which may be stacked in order.

The touch panel 922 (e.g., the touch panel 252 in FIG. 2) may be anelement provided so as to enable implementation of input according to atouch on the screen area (AA) or a proximity thereto. According tovarious embodiments, the touch panel 922 may be implemented in varioustypes, such as a capacitive type touch panel, an electromagneticresonance type touch panel, a resistive type touch panel, an infraredtype touch panel, an electromagnetic resonance (EMR) type touch panel,or an acoustic wave type touch panel, and may be implemented by acombination thereof. The touch panel 922 may be disposed over thesurface of the display 920 described above, for example, between thefirst plate member 910 and the OLED layer (the polarizing panel 924 andthe display panel 925).

According to various embodiments, the first and second optically clearadhesive (OCA) films 921 and 923 may be provided to couple between thefirst plate member 910 and the touch panel 922 and to couple between thetouch panel 922 and the polarizing plate 924, respectively. Further, thefirst and second optically clear adhesive films 921 and 923 may beprovided not only to couple the touch panel 922 and the polarizing panel924, but also to transmit an electrical signal between the polarizingpanel 924, the first polymer layer 926 such as polyimide, and the touchpanel 922.

According to various embodiments, the second polymer layer 927 may forma second surface of the display 920. The second polymer layer 927 may beprovided below the bottom surface of the first polymer layer 926, andwhen the first polymer layer 926 is formed thin, a transparent supportpolymer panel (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) may be provided tosupport and reinforce the first polymer layer 926.

According to various embodiments, the first polymer layer 926 may be apolyimide film. Further, the first polymer layer 926 is an element tosupply power to the display panel 925, and may be provided to beelectrically combined with a printed circuit board 950 (e.g., a flexibleprinted circuit board (FPCB)) and to be connected with a main circuitboard mounted inside a housing (e.g., reference numeral 401 in FIG. 4).

The OLED layer (the polarizing panel 924 and the display panel 925) maycontact the first polymer layer 926, and may be disposed between thefirst polymer layer 926 and the first surface of the display 920. Thepolarizing panel 924 is laminated below the bottom surface of the secondoptically clear adhesive film 923, and may be provided to improve apicture quality of a screen of the display panel 925 and to improveoutdoor visibility. According to various embodiments, the OLED layer hasbeen taken as an example for a layer for displaying a screen, but thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto.

According to various embodiments, below the bottom surface of thedisplay 920, the structures 940-1 and 940-2 forming the opening 940 aredisposed so that one or more sensor members 941 may be seated at apredetermined position below the display 920, the one or more sensormembers 941 may be seated in the opening 940, and the circuit board 950electrically connected to the one or more sensor members 941 may bedisposed. For example, a first sensor member 941 may include a lightemission unit or may include a light emission unit and a light receptionunit, wherein the light emission unit or the light emission unit andlight reception unit may be seated in a single opening.

According to various embodiments, when one or more sensor modules (e.g.,reference numeral 941 in FIG. 9), for example, an optical-based sensor,are disposed below a display (e.g., reference numeral 920 in FIG. 9) ofa second area (e.g., reference numeral 402-2 in FIG. 4, 502-2 in FIGS.5A and 5B, 602-2 in FIG. 6, or 902-2 in FIG. 9), a color or brightnessof a display screen may affect the optical-based sensor as attributes,such as a color or brightness, of a display area that are displayed bythe display 920 change. Although a change in the color or brightness ofthe display screen affects the optical-based sensor, if a sensitivity ofthe optical-based sensor is kept fixed, accuracy of a sensingperformance of the optical-based sensor may be lowered.

According to various embodiments, in the case of an optical-based sensordisposed below a display (e.g., reference numeral 920 in FIG. 9) of asecond area (e.g., reference numeral 402-2 in FIG. 4, 502-2 in FIGS. 5Aand 5B, 602-2 in FIG. 6, or 902-2 in FIG. 9), a sensitivity of theoptical-based sensor may be adjusted on the basis of a change in a coloror brightness of a display screen and the optical-based sensor may becontrolled to operate according to the adjusted sensitivity.

According to various embodiments, in the case of an optical-based sensordisposed below a display (e.g., reference numeral 920 in FIG. 9) of asecond area (e.g., reference numeral 402-2 in FIG. 4, 502-2 in FIGS. 5Aand 5B, 602-2 in FIG. 6, or 902-2 in FIG. 9), a sensing value obtainedby the optical-based sensor may be adjusted on the basis of a change ina color or brightness of a display screen.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device according tovarious embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 10, an electronic device 1001 according to anembodiment may include one or both of the electronic device 101illustrated in FIG. 1 and the electronic device 201 illustrated in FIG.2, and may include a smart window 1002, a processor 1010, a display1020, a sensor module 1040, a memory 1060.

In the smart window 1002, at least a partial area may be changed via anelectrical control on the basis of at least one determined attributeamong a plurality of attributes. According to an embodiment, the smartwindow 1002 may be included in at least a partial area of a window cover(e.g., reference numeral 402 in FIG. 4, 502 a in FIG. 5A, 502 b in FIG.5B, 602 in FIG. 6, or 902 in FIG. 9), for example, a first area (e.g.,reference numeral 402-1 in FIG. 4, 502-1 in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, 602-1in FIG. 6, or 902-1 in FIG. 9), may be included in both the first areaand a second area (e.g., reference numeral 402-2 in FIG. 4, 502-2 inFIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, 602-2 in FIG. 6, or 902-2 in FIG. 9), or may beincluded in another part of the electronic device 1001 excluding thewindow cover. The smart window 1002 may be changed via an electricalcontrol on the basis of at least one attribute determined from among aplurality of attributes.

The processor 1010 may include one or more processors. The processor1010 may include one or both of the processor 120 illustrated in FIG. 1and the processor 210 illustrated in FIG. 2. The processor 1010 mayperform data processing or operations relating to control and/orcommunication of one or more other elements of the electronic device1001. The processor 1010 may drive, for example, an operating system orapplication programs to control a plurality of hardware or softwareelements connected thereto and may perform various types of dataprocessing and operations.

According to various embodiments, the processor 1010 may be a low powerprocessor, such as an application processor (AP) or a sensor hub, or mayinclude both thereof.

According to various embodiments, the processor 1010 may transfer, tothe smart window 1002, control information for controlling at least oneattribute of the smart window 1002 on the basis of a user input, afunction to be executed, an application type, or the like. According toan embodiment, the processor 1010 may include a smart window processorand may control the smart window 1002 through the smart windowprocessor. According to an embodiment, the control information forcontrolling at least one attribute of the smart window 1002 may includecontrol information for changing at least one among a color, a texture,and a pattern of the smart window 1002. The smart window 1002 may haveat least one attribute among the color, texture, and pattern thereof,which may be changed on the basis of the control information. Accordingto an embodiment, the control information for changing at least oneattribute among the color, texture, and pattern of the smart window 1002may be stored in a memory 1060.

The processor 1010 may transfer, to the display 1020, controlinformation for controlling displaying of at least a partial area of thedisplay 1020 on the basis of a user input, a function to be executed, anapplication type, or the like. According to an embodiment, the controlinformation relating to displaying of at least the partial area of thedisplay 1020 may include at least one among a color setting value forcontrolling a color of at least the partial area of the display 1020 anda brightness setting value for controlling brightness of at least thepartial area of the display 1020. The control information forcontrolling displaying of at least the partial area of the display 1020may be stored in the memory 1060.

According to various embodiments, control information (hereinafter, alsoreferred to as “first control information”) corresponding to attributesof the smart window 1002 may be identified, or control information(hereinafter, also referred to as “second control information”) relatingto displaying of at least a partial area of a display area of thedisplay 1020 may be identified.

According to an embodiment, the processor 1010 may identify firstcontrol information corresponding to attributes of an attributechangeable member (e.g., reference numeral 520 a in FIG. 5A, 520 b inFIG. 5B, 620 in FIG. 6, or 720 in FIG. 7) included in the smart window1002. For example, the attributes of the attribute changeable member maybe at least one attribute among a color, a texture, and a pattern.According to an embodiment, the attribute changeable member may includean electrochromic area (reference numeral 620 in FIG. 6 or 720 in FIG.7). According to an embodiment, the first control information may beassociated with a sensitivity relating to at least one sensor disposedbelow at least a partial area of the smart window 1002, and stored inthe memory 1060.

According to an embodiment, the processor 1010 may identify secondcontrol information corresponding to attributes of a screen displayed onthe display 1020. For example, the attributes of the screen displayed onthe display 1020 may be a color, brightness, etc. of the screen.According to various embodiments, each of the first control informationand the second control information may be stored in a memory 1060.

The processor 1010 may determine a sensitivity related to at least onesensor disposed below the smart window 1002 on the basis of the firstcontrol information, or may determine a sensitivity relating to at leastone sensor disposed below the display 1020 on the basis of the secondcontrol information. According to an embodiment, the first controlinformation may be associated with the sensitivity related to at leastone sensor disposed below the smart window 1002 and stored in the memory1060, and the second control information may be associated with thesensitivity related to at least one sensor disposed below at least apartial area of a display area of the display 1020 and stored in thememory 1060.

The processor 1010 may perform control to acquire peripheral informationof the exterior of the electronic device 1001 by using at least onesensor disposed below the smart window 1002, at least on the basis ofthe sensitivity determined on the basis of the first controlinformation. Further, the processor 1010 may perform control to acquirethe peripheral information of the exterior of the electronic device 1001by using at least one sensor disposed below at least the partial area ofthe display area of the display 1020, at least on the basis of thesensitivity determined on the basis of the second control information.

The sensor module 1040 (e.g., the sensor module 240 in FIG. 2) mayinclude at least one sensor. The at least one sensor may be at least oneamong an illuminance sensor 1040-2 (e.g., the illuminance sensor 240K inFIG. 2), a proximity sensor 1040-4 (e.g., the proximity sensor 240G inFIG. 2), an iris sensor 1040-6, and a biometric sensor 1040-8 (e.g., thebiometric sensor 240I in FIG. 2). The at least one sensor may bedisposed below the smart window 1002 or may be disposed below at leastthe partial area of the display area of the display 1020.

According to an embodiment, the illuminance sensor 1040-2 may include alight reception unit and may be a sensor that senses external lightthrough the light reception unit. For example, the illuminance sensor1040-2 may be an RGB illuminance sensor. The RGB illuminance sensor mayreceive light through the light reception unit, may detect the amount ofreceived light, and may provide a sensing result to the processor 1010.On the basis of the sensing result obtained by the illuminance sensor1040-2, the processor 1010 may measure the amount of light in eachwavelength band in R (red), G (green), B (blue) and C (clear) channels,may remove an infrared (IR) component included in light by using a valueof the C channel, may distinguish a type of light (e.g., incandescentlamp, halogen, etc.), i.e., a light source, via a ratio of each channel,and may calculate an illuminance value according to an equation specificto each light source. For example, the equation specific to each lightsource may be determined in advance for each illuminance sensormanufacturer.

According to an embodiment, the proximity sensor 1040-4 may include alight reception unit and a light emission unit (e.g., LED), wherein theproximity sensor outputs light through the light emission unit, detectsthe amount of light reflected by a target object and returning to thelight reception unit, and transfers the detected amount of light to theprocessor 1010. The processor 1010 may measure the presence or absenceof an external object exists and the proximity of the external object,by using a detection result obtained by the proximity sensor 1040-4.

According to an embodiment, the iris sensor 1040-6 may include a lightemission unit and a camera that functions to receive light, wherein theiris sensor outputs light through the light emission unit, acquires animage through the camera that receives reflected light, and transfersthe acquired image to the processor 1010. In the iris sensor 1040-6, thelight emission unit and the camera may be spaced apart from each otherby a predetermined interval in order to recognize an accurate irisshape. For example, in the iris sensor 1040-6, an IR camera module mayreceive light emitted from the light emission unit to acquire an imageof a predetermined pixel (e.g., 200 pixels) or higher, an image suitablefor iris recognition may be selected through preprocessing of theacquired image, and the selected image may be transferred to theprocessor 1010. The processor 1010 may perform iris recognition byimproving the image, that is transferred by the iris sensor 1040-6, toan image appropriate for iris recognition in order to extract an irisarea, extracting a uniquely coded binary value from an extracted irisimage, and then performing comparison with a previously stored irisimage, thereby determining whether the comparison shows a match.

According to an embodiment, the biometric sensor 1040-8 may include alight emission unit and a light reception unit, may output light to aliving body through the light emission unit, and may sense lightreflected by the living body through the light reception unit so as totransfer a sensing result to the processor 1010. The processor 1010 mayacquire biometric information by using the sensing result transferred bythe biometric sensor 1040-8. For example, the biometric sensor 1040-8may include a heart rate sensor (capable of measuring heart rate,stress, and oxygen saturation), a fingerprint sensor, a blood glucosesensor, a blood pressure sensor, and the like.

According to various embodiments, a method for controlling sensitivityof a sensor on the basis of a window attribute in the electronic devicemay include: on the basis of at least one attribute determined fromamong a plurality of attributes, identifying control information relatedto an operation of changing an attribute of at least a partial area of awindow cover, in which the attribute of at least the partial area may bechanged via an electrical control; determining a sensitivity related toat least one sensor at least on the basis of the control information;and acquiring peripheral information of the exterior of the electronicdevice by using the at least one sensor, at least one the basis of thedetermined sensitivity.

According to an embodiment, acquiring of the peripheral information mayinclude: adjusting a setting value related to receiving external lightby the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determinedsensitivity; and on the basis of the adjusted setting value, acquiringinformation related to illuminance at least on the basis of sensing ofthe light received by the at least one sensor.

According to an embodiment, acquiring the peripheral information mayinclude: adjusting a setting value related to proximity sensingperformed by the at least one sensor, on the basis of the determinedsensitivity; performing control to output light and to receive the lightafter being reflected by an external object, by the at least one sensoron the basis of the adjusted setting value; and determining a proximityof the external object at least on the basis of sensing of the reflectedlight.

According to an embodiment, acquiring the peripheral information mayinclude: adjusting a setting value related to iris recognition performedby the at least one sensor, on the basis of the determined sensitivity;outputting light on the basis of the adjusted setting value andreceiving the light after being reflected by an external object in orderto acquire an image; and determining an iris from the acquired image atleast one the basis of sensing of the reflected light. According to anembodiment, as at least a part of changing on the basis of the at leastone attribute, at least one of a color, a texture, and a pattern of atleast the partial area may be set to be changed.

According to an embodiment, at least a part of determining thesensitivity may include: identifying a light transmissivity of at leastthe partial area, which corresponds to the at least one attribute; andadjusting setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at leastone setting value corresponding to the identified light transmissivityfrom among one or more setting values according to the lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area.

According to an embodiment, as at least a part of acquiring theperipheral information of the exterior of the electronic device, it maybe set to adjust a sensing value acquired using the at least one sensor,at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling at least onesensor disposed below a smart window in an electronic device accordingto various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 11, an electronic device according to an embodimentmay include all or some of the electronic device 101 in FIG. 1, theelectronic device 201 in FIG. 2, the electronic device 401 in FIG. 4,and the electronic device 1001 in FIG. 10.

A processor of the electronic device (e.g., reference numeral 120 inFIG. 1, 210 in FIG. 2, or 1010 in FIG. 10) may identify, in operation1110, control information related to an operation of changing anattribute of at least partial area of a window cover (e.g., referencenumeral 402 in FIG. 4, 502 a in FIG. 5A, 502 b in FIG. 5B, 602 in FIG.6, or 902 in FIG. 9).

According to various embodiments, the processor 1010 may transfer, tothe smart window 1002, control information for controlling at least oneattribute of at least a partial area of the window cover, e.g., thesmart window 1002, on the basis of a user input, a function to beexecuted, an application type, or the like. According to an embodiment,the processor 1010 may include a smart window processor and may controlthe smart window 1002 through the smart window processor. According toan embodiment, the control information for controlling at least oneattribute of the smart window 1002 may include control information forchanging at least one of a color, a texture, and a pattern of the smartwindow 1002. In the smart window 1002, at least one attribute among thecolor, texture, and pattern thereof may be changed on the basis of thecontrol information. According to an embodiment, the control information(hereinafter, also referred to as “first control information”) forchanging at least one of the color, texture, and pattern of the smartwindow 1002 may be stored in a memory (e.g., reference numeral 130 inFIG. 1, 230 in FIG. 2, or 1060 in FIG. 10). According to variousembodiments, the processor may identify the first control informationstored in the memory.

In operation 1120, the processor may determine a sensitivity related toat least one sensor at least on the basis of control information.According to an embodiment, the processor may determine a sensitivityrelated to at least one sensor disposed below the window cover on thebasis of the first control information. According to an embodiment, thefirst control information may be color control information of the smartwindow 1002.

According to an embodiment, the processor may determine a setting valuerelated to at least one sensor disposed below the smart window 1002 ofthe window cover on the basis of the first control information, forexample, the color control information of the smart window 1002.According to an embodiment, the at least one sensor may be anoptical-based sensor. The optical-based sensor may be one of anilluminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an iris sensor, and a biometricsensor.

According to an embodiment, a setting value for each of at least onesensor, which corresponds to color control information of the smartwindow 1002 may be stored as [TABLE 1] described below. The settingvalue in [TABLE 1] is an example, and various setting values may bestored according to various criteria.

TABLE 1 Proximity Sensor Recognition Release Illuminance SensorThreshold Threshold Color ID GF Rcoef Gcoef Bcoef Ccoef Value ValueDefault 0 222.4 −9.2 −59.9 −8.5 66.6 31.3 20.6 Black 1 222.4 −9.2 −59.9−8.5 66.6 31.3 20.6 Gold 3 220.9 −59.9 −1.26 28.4 66.6 24 16 Silver 4144.8 −55.4 −36.2 −64.8 66.6 29.3 22 Blue 6 235.6 −52.2 −32.2 −8.1 66.630 20 PinkGold 7 134.4 −58.1 7.4 −3.4 66.6 27.3 18.6

According to various embodiments, as illustrated in [TABLE 1], a coloridentifier (ID: identification) and a sensor setting value correspondingto the color identifier may be stored for each color of the smartwindow. According to an embodiment, a color of the smart window may beblack, gold, silver, blue, silver-gold, or the like, an ID may beassigned to each color, and a setting value corresponding to each sensormay be stored for each color ID. For example, the color of the smartwindow is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be set to variouscolors.

According to an embodiment, a setting value corresponding to theilluminance sensor may include a gain factor (GF) value, an Rcoef value,a Gcoef value, a Bcoef value, and a Ccoef value. For example, the GFvalue, the Rcoef value, the Gcoef value, the Bcoef value, and the Ccoefvalue may be illuminance constant values. The GF value may be anilluminance constant value corresponding to a gain factor, the Rcoefvalue is an illuminance constant value corresponding to an R value, theGcoef value is an illuminance constant value corresponding to a G value,the Bcoef value is an illuminance constant value corresponding to a Vvalue, and the Ccoef value is an illuminance constant valuecorresponding to a C value. According to an embodiment, the processormay determine a sensitivity to the illuminance sensor by adjusting theGF value, the Rcoef value, the Gcoef value, the Bcoef value, and theCcoef value according to color control information. The processor maycalculate an illuminance (Lux) value by using the adjusted GF value,Rcoef value, Gcoef value, Bcoef value, and Ccoef values, which areobtained by adjusting as the GF value, the Rcoef value, the Gcoef value,the Bcoef value, and the Ccoef values according to the color controlinformation. For example, the illuminance (Lux) value may be calculatedaccording to [MATHEMATICAL EQUATION 1] described below.

lux=DGFx(R*Rcoef+G*Gcoef+B*Bcoef+C*Ccoef)  [MATHEMATICAL EQUATION 1]

According to an embodiment, a setting value corresponding to theproximity sensor may include a recognition threshold value and a releasethreshold value. For example, the recognition threshold value may be ananalog-digital converter (ADC) value that determines proximityrecognition of an external object by the proximity sensor. The releasethreshold value may be an ADC value that determines proximity release ofan external object. According to an embodiment, the processor maydetermine a sensitivity of the proximity sensor by using the recognitionthreshold value and the release threshold value.

Although setting values corresponding to the illuminance sensor and theproximity sensor have been described in [TABLE 1], the respectivesetting values of the iris sensor and the biosensor may also be storedin the same manner as the setting values corresponding to theilluminance sensor and the proximity sensor.

For example, a setting value corresponding to the iris sensor mayinclude a current, a light emission unit output time (pulse length), anda light reception time (integration time), and the processor maydetermine a sensitivity of the iris sensor by using at least somesetting values of the current, the light emission unit output time, andthe light reception time.

In operation 1130, the processor may acquire peripheral information ofthe exterior of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor,at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

According to an embodiment, the processor may acquire peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device by using the atleast one sensor, on the basis of the setting values according to thedetermined sensitivity. For example, the processor may acquireilluminance information by using the illuminance sensor, on the basis ofthe setting values according to the determined sensitivity. According toan embodiment, the processor may acquire proximity information by usingthe proximity sensor, on the basis of the setting values according tothe determined sensitivity. According to an embodiment, and theprocessor may acquire iris information by using the iris sensor, on thebasis of the setting values according to the determined sensitivity.According to an embodiment, the processor may acquire biometricinformation by using the biometric sensor, on the basis of the settingvalues according to the determined sensitivity.

According to various embodiments, the setting values according to thedetermined sensitivity may be determined according to awavelength-specific transmissivity on the basis of the color of thesmart window 1002.

According to an embodiment, the wavelength-specific transmissivity onthe basis of the color of the smart window 1002 may be as [TABLE 2]described below.

TABLE 2 Wavelength Color ID 550 nm 940 nm Black 1  7 ± 2.1% 37 ± 5% Gold2  8 ± 2.4% 31 ± 6% Silver 4 12 ± 3.6% 35 ± 7% Blue 6 11 ± 3.3% 37 ± 5%PinkGold 7 12 ± 3.6% 34 ± 7%

Referring to [TABLE 2], for example, when the color of the smart window1002 is black, a transmissivity at a wavelength of 550 nm may be 7±2.1%and a transmissivity at a wavelength of 940 nm may be 37±5%. When thecolor of the smart window 1002 is gold, a transmissivity at a wavelengthof 550 nm may be 8±2.4% and a light transmissivity at a wavelength of940 nm may be 31±6%. When the color of the smart window 1002 is silver,a transmissivity at a wavelength of 550 nm may be 12±3.6% and atransmissivity at a wavelength of 940 nm may be 35±7%. When the color ofthe smart window 1002 is blue, a transmissivity at a wavelength of 550nm may be 11±3.3% and a transmissivity at a wavelength of 940 nm may be37±5%. When the color of the smart window 1002 is pinkgold, atransmissivity at a wavelength of 550 nm may be 12±3.6% and atransmissivity at a wavelength of 940 nm may be 34±7%.

According to various embodiments, a wavelength-specific transmissivitymay be designated according to the color of the smart window 1002.According to various embodiments, a setting value corresponding to atleast one sensor may be designated on the basis of thewavelength-specific transmissivity, that is designated according to thecolor of the smart window 1002.

According to various embodiments, the GF value, the Rcoef value, theGcoef value, the Bcoef value, and the Ccoef value, which are settingvalues corresponding to the illuminance sensor, may be determined on thebasis of the wavelength-specific transmissivity determined according tothe color of the smart window 1002. For example, when the color of thewindow 1002 is changed, the wavelength-specific transmissivity of threecolors R, G, and B may be changed to correspond to the changed color,and the GF value, the Rcoef value, the Gcoef value, the Bcoef value, andthe Ccoef value, which are setting values corresponding to theilluminance sensor, may be determined on the basis of thewavelength-specific transmissivity designated according to the color ofthe smart window 1002 so as to enable the wavelength-specifictransmissivity of three colors R, G, and B to be constant as thewavelength-specific transmissivity for each of three colors R, G, and Bis changed.

According to various embodiments, a recognition threshold value and arelease threshold value, which are setting values corresponding to theproximity sensor, may be determined on the basis of thewavelength-specific transmissivity designated according to the color ofthe smart window 1002. For example, when the color of the smart window1002 changes, the wavelength-specific transmissivity may be changedaccording to the changed color, and the recognition threshold value andthe release threshold value, which are setting values correspond to theproximity sensor, may be determined on the basis of thewavelength-specific transmissivity designated according to the color ofthe smart window 1002 so as to enable a recognition distance and arelease distance to be constant although the changed wavelength-specifictransmissivity is changed.

According to various embodiments, at least a part of setting valuesamong a current, a light emission unit output time (pulse length), alight reception time (integration time) may be determined on the basisof the wavelength-specific transmissivity designated according to thecolor of the smart window 1002. For example, when the color of the smartwindow 1002 changes, the wavelength-specific transmissivity may bechanged to correspond to the changed color, and the at least a part ofthe current, the light emission unit output time (pulse length), and thelight reception time (integration time), which are setting valuescorresponding to the iris sensor, may be determined on the basis of thewavelength-specific transmissivity designated according to the color ofthe smart window 1002 to enable an iris recognition distance to beconstant although the changed wavelength-specific transmissivity ischanged.

According to various embodiments, in a case where a setting value of theilluminance sensor is fixed to a setting value designated regardless ofthe color of the smart window 1002, when the color of the smart window1002 changes, an average error rate of a reference illuminance (REF(lux)) and an illuminance (calculated lux) sensed and calculated by theilluminance sensor may increase.

According to an embodiment, when a setting value of the illuminancesensor is fixed to a setting value corresponding to the case where thecolor of the smart window 1002 is black, a result of illuminanceinformation acquisition according to change in the color of the smartwindow 1002 may be as described in [TABLE 3] to [TABLE 5].

TABLE 3 Black Average Error REF(lux) 25 50 245 510 2495 5045 25050 RateR 15 35 170 360 175 3730 8855 G 30 60 285 595 2905 5855 13885 B 75 50250 525 2590 5455 13260 C 65 140 645 1365 6705 13875 33440 Calculated 2555 230 490 2415 4950 23795 Lux Error Rate −5.75% 5.05% −5.46% −3.45%−3.18% −1.87% −5.01% −2.81%

[TABLE 3] may represent an error rate when the color of the smart window1002 is black and a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set tocorrespond to the case where the color of the smart window 1002 isblack.

Referring to [TABLE 3], since the setting value of the illuminancesensor is also set to a setting value corresponding to black that is thecolor of the smart window 1002, the average error rate of the referenceilluminance (REF (lux)) and the illuminance (calculated lux) sensed andcalculated by the illuminance sensor is about −2.81%, and therefore theerror rate of less than +−5% may not be large.

TABLE 4 Gold Average Error REF(lux) 25 50 245 510 2520 5050 25050 Rate R30 65 300 625 3060 6265 14875 G 25 55 245 510 2475 4955 11715 B 10 20 90185 900 1770 4245 C 60 125 590 1225 6005 12060 28795 Calculated 25 55265 555 2720 5475 26140 Lux Error Rate 6.98% 11.60% 8.81% 8.66% 7.98%8.38% 4.36% 8.11%

[TABLE 4] may represent an error rate when the color of the smart window1002 is gold and a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set tocorrespond to the case where the color of the smart window 1002 isblack.

Referring to [TABLE 4], since the color of the smart window 1002 is goldwhile a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set to correspond toblack, the average error rate of the reference illuminance (REF (lux))and the illuminance (calculated lux) sensed and calculated by theilluminance sensor is about 8.11%, and therefore the error rate mayincrease.

TABLE 5 Blue Average Error REF(lux) 25 50 250 505 2510 5025 25050 Rate R40 90 430 875 4355 8960 315 G 30 70 330 670 3325 6695 235 B 15 30 15 3101540 3115 110 C 85 180 845 1735 8590 17305 625 Calculated 40 80 375 7653780 7600 35400 Lux Error Rate 51.61% 60.85% 49.00% 51.45% 50.68% 51.20%41.32% 50.87%

[TABLE 5] may represent an error rate when the color of the smart window1002 is blue while a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set tocorrespond to the case where the color of the smart window 1002 isblack.

Referring to [TABLE 5], since the color of the smart window 1002 is bluewhile a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set to correspond toblack, the average error rate of the reference illuminance (REF (lux))and the illuminance (calculated lux) sensed and calculated by theilluminance sensor is about 50.87%, and therefore the error rate mayincrease.

According to various embodiments, when a setting value of theilluminance sensor is set to a value corresponding to a color changedaccording to the color of the smart window 1002, the average error rateof the reference illuminance (REF (lux)) and the illuminance (calculatedlux) sensed and calculated by the illuminance sensor may be small.

According to an embodiment, when a setting value of the illuminancesensor is changed according to the color of the smart window 1002, aresult of illuminance information acquisition may be as described in[TABLE 6] and [TABLE 7].

TABLE 6 Gold Average Error REF(lux) 25 50 245 510 2520 5050 25050 Rate R30 65 300 625 3060 6265 14875 G 25 55 245 510 2475 4955 11715 B 10 20 90185 900 1770 4245 C 60 125 590 1225 6005 12060 28795 Calculated 25 55255 5250 2565 5115 24350 Lux Error Rate 2.21% 8.63% 3.10% 2.99% 1.79%1.33% −2.79% 2.47%

[TABLE 6] may represent an error rate when the color of the smart window1002 is gold and a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set tocorrespond to the case where the color of the smart window 1002 is gold.

Referring to [TABLE 6], since the setting value of the illuminancesensor is set corresponding to gold that is the color of the smartwindow 1002, the average error rate of the reference illuminance (REF(lux)) and the illuminance (calculated lux) sensed and calculated by theilluminance sensor is about 2.47%, and therefore the error rate of lessthan +−5% may not be large.

TABLE 7 Blue Average Error REF(lux) 25 50 250 505 2510 5025 25050 Rate R40 90 430 875 4355 8960 315 G 30 70 330 670 3325 6695 235 B 15 30 15 3101540 3115 110 C 85 180 845 1735 8590 17305 625 Calculated 25 55 245 5052490 4945 23360 Lux Error Rate 4.09% 5.80% −2.27% −0.02% −0.80% −1.63%−6.74% −0.23%

[TABLE 7] may represent an error rate when the color of the smart window1002 is blue and a setting value of the illuminance sensor is set tocorrespond to the case where the color of the smart window 1002 is blue.

Referring to [TABLE 7], since the setting value of the illuminancesensor is set corresponding to blue that is the color of the smartwindow 1002, the average error rate of the reference illuminance (REF(lux)) and the illuminance (calculated lux) sensed and calculated by theilluminance sensor is about −0.23%, and therefore the error rate of lessthan +−5% may not be large.

According to various embodiments, in a case where a setting value of theproximity sensor is fixed to a setting value designated regardless ofthe color of the smart window 1002, a proximity recognition distance anda proximity release distance of the proximity sensor may not be constantas the color of the smart window 1002 changes.

TABLE 8 Transmissivity (%) Recognition Distance (mm) Release Distance(mm) 41.2 90.1 109.6 40.9 93.3 112.2 41.2 89.2 108.4 43.6 94 114.1 43.491.8 110 43.1 92.3 114.4 29.3 66.3 81.3 29.6 64.3 78.3 29.6 66.8 84.134.0 76.1 91.1 34.1 78.3 95 34.1 76.5 94

[TABLE 8] shows examples of the proximity recognition distance and theproximity release distance when a setting value of the proximity sensoris fixed to a designated setting value. Referring to [TABLE 8], thetransmissivities according to the examples may be IR transmissivities,and the recognition distance and the release distance may be theproximity recognition distance and the proximity release distance,respectively. When a setting value of the proximity sensor is fixed to adesignated setting value regardless of the color of the smart window1002, the proximity recognition distance may be different by about 28 mmfrom a maximum 102.3 mm to a minimum 74.3 mm according to atransmissivity of the smart window, and the proximity release distancemay be different by about 36.1 mm from a maximum of 124.4 mm to aminimum of 88.3 mm. Therefore, the difference between the proximityrecognition distance and the proximity release distance may be large.Accordingly, when the proximity recognition distance and the proximityrelease distance are not constant, a sensing performance of theproximity sensor may not be maintained constant.

According to various embodiments, when a setting value of the proximitysensor changes to a setting value corresponding to a changed color ofthe smart window 1002 on the basis of a color change in the smart window1002, the proximity recognition distance and the proximity releasedistance may be maintained relatively constant.

TABLE 9 Recognition Transmissivity (%) Distance (mm) Release Distance(mm) 41.2 58.9 78.2 40.9 62 81 41.2 58 77 43.6 62.5 82.9 43.4 60.6 78.743.1 61.1 83.1 29.3 58.9 73.9 29.6 56.8 71 29.6 59.5 76.7 34.0 59.3 74.134.1 61.5 78.2 34.1 59.7 77.2

[TABLE 9] shows examples of the proximity recognition distance and theproximity release distance when a setting value of the proximity sensorchanges according to a color change in the smart window 1002. Referringto [TABLE 9], when the setting value of the proximity sensor changesaccording to the color of the smart window 1002, the proximityrecognition distance may be different by about 5.7 mm from a maximum of72.5 mm to a minimum of 66.8 mm according to a transmissivity of thesmart window, and the proximity release distance may be different byabout 13.1 mm from a maximum of 93.1 mm to a minimum of 81 mm, so thatthe difference between the proximity recognition distance and theproximity release distance may be small. Accordingly, when the proximityrecognition distance and the proximity release distance are relativelyconstant, a sensing performance of the proximity sensor may bemaintained constant.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling a sensor on thebasis of a color change in a smart window according to variousembodiments.

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include all or someof the electronic device 101 in FIG. 1, the electronic device 201 inFIG. 2, the electronic device 401 in FIG. 4, and the electronic device1001 in FIG. 10.

A processor of the electronic device (e.g., reference numeral 120 inFIG. 1, 210 in FIG. 2, or 1010 in FIG. 10) may receive, in operation1210, a request for a color change in a smart window. According tovarious embodiments, the processor may receive a request for the colorchange in the smart window, on the basis of a user input, a function tobe executed, an application type, or the like.

The processor may change a color of the smart window in operation 1220.According to various embodiments, when a color change in the smartwindow is requested, the processor may transfer, to the smart window1002, control information for controlling the color of the smart windowto be changed. According to an embodiment, the control information forchanging the color of the smart window 1002 may be stored in a memory(e.g., reference numeral 130 in FIG. 1, 230 in FIG. 2, or 1060 in FIG.10). According to various embodiments, the processor may identify colorcontrol information stored in the memory to control the color of thesmart window to be changed.

In operation 1230, the processor may change a setting value of at leastone sensor on the basis of the changed color of the smart window.According to various embodiments, the processor may change a settingvalue relating to at least one sensor disposed below the smart window onthe basis of the changed color of the smart window. According to variousembodiments, the at least one sensor may be an optical-based sensor. Theoptical-based sensor may include at least one of an illuminance sensor,a proximity sensor, an iris sensor, and a biometric sensor.

According to various embodiments, setting values corresponding to theilluminance sensor, which are a GF value, an Rcoef value, a Gcoef value,a Bcoef value, and a Ccoef value, may be changed on the basis of awavelength-specific transmissivity designated to a changed color inaccordance with a color change in the smart window 1002. For example,when the color of the window 1002 changes, wavelength-specifictransmissivities for three colors of R, G, and B may also be changedaccording to the changed color, and the setting values corresponding tothe illuminance sensor, which are the GF value, the Rcoef value, theGcoef value, the Bcoef value, and the Ccoef value, may be changed toenable the wavelength-specific transmissivities for three colors of R,G, and B to be constant as the wavelength-specific transmissivities forthree colors of R, G, and B change.

According to various embodiments, as the color of the smart window 1002changes, a recognition threshold value and a release threshold value,which are setting values corresponding to the proximity sensor, may bechanged on the basis of a wavelength-specific transmissivity designatedto the changed color. For example, when the color of the smart window1002 changes, the wavelength-specific transmissivity may also be changedaccording to the changed color, and the recognition threshold value andthe release threshold value, which are setting values corresponding tothe proximity sensor, may be changed to enable a recognition distanceand a release distance to be constant although the changedwavelength-specific transmissivity is changed.

According to various embodiments, as the color of the smart window 1002changes, at least some setting values among a current, a light emissionunit outputting time (pulse length), and a light reception time(integration time), which are setting values corresponding to the irissensor, may be changed on the basis of a wavelength-specifictransmissivity designated to the changed color. For example, when thecolor of the smart window 1002 changes, the wavelength-specifictransmissivity may also be changed according to the changed color, andat least some setting values among the current, the light emission unitoutputting time (pulse length), and light reception time (integrationtime), which are setting values corresponding to the iris sensor, may bechanged to enable an iris recognition distance to be constant althoughthe changed wavelength-specific transmissivity is changed.

According to various embodiments, although the color of the smart window1002 changes, setting values corresponding to respective optical-basedsensors, e.g., an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an irissensor, and a biometric sensor, may not be changed in a situation (e.g.,a deactivated state) where each of the optical-based sensors is notused.

FIG. 13 is an example of a smart window color change screen according tovarious embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 13, an electronic device 1301 (e.g., reference numeral101 in FIG. 1, 201 in FIG. 2, or 1001 in FIG. 10) according to anembodiment may display information 1305 related to a color change in asmart window 1302-1 on a screen area 1302-2.

According to various embodiments, the information related to a colorchange in the smart window 1302-1 may include at least one among currentsmart window color information 1305-1, changeable smart window colorinformation 1305-2, and information 1305-3 notifying that a sensorsetting value is changed, at the time of a color change in the smartwindow 1302-1. The information related to the smart window 1302-1 mayinclude any information necessary for changing the color of the smartwindow 1302-1, in addition to the information above.

According to an embodiment, when a color is selected using thechangeable smart window color information 1305-2, the electronic device1301 may change the color of the smart window 1302-1 according to theselected color of the smart window. For example, when a gold color isselected in the changeable smart window color information 1305-2 by auser input, the electronic device 1301 may change the color of the smartwindow 1302-1 to the selected gold color.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 1301 may change asetting value of at least one sensor disposed below the smart window1302-1, simultaneously or sequentially with a color change in the smartwindow 1302-1. According to various embodiments, the at least one sensormay be an optical-based sensor. The optical-based sensor may include atleast one of an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an iris sensor,and a biometric sensor. For example, when the color of the smart window1302-1 changes from a black color to a gold color, the electronic device1301 may change a setting value of the at least one sensor disposedbelow the smart window 1302-1 from a setting value corresponding to thegold color to a setting value corresponding to the black color.

According to various embodiments, a method for controlling a sensorsensitivity on the basis of a display attribute in an electronic devicemay include: identifying control information relating to displaying ofat least a partial area of a display; at least on the basis of thecontrol information, determining a sensitivity related to at least onesensor disposed below at least the partial area of the display; and atleast based in the determined sensitivity, acquiring peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device by using the atleast one sensor.

According to an embodiment, acquiring the peripheral information mayinclude: at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity, adjustinga setting value related to receiving external light by the at least onesensor; on the basis of the adjusted setting value, acquiringinformation related to an illuminance at least on the basis of sensingof light received by the at least one sensor.

According to an embodiment, acquiring the peripheral information mayinclude: on the basis of the determined sensitivity, adjusting a settingvalue related to proximity sensing performed by the at least one sensor;on the basis of the adjusted setting value, performing control to outputlight and receive the light after being reflected by an external object,by the at least one sensor; and determining a proximity of the externalobject at least on the basis of sensing the reflected light.

According to an embodiment, acquiring the peripheral information mayinclude: on the basis of the determined sensitivity, adjusting a settingvalue related to iris recognition performed by the at least one sensor;on the basis of the adjusted setting value, outputting light andreceiving the light after being reflected by an external object toacquire an image; and determining an iris from the acquired image, atleast on the basis of sensing of the reflected light.

According to an embodiment, as at least a part of changing on the basisof the at least one attribute, at least one of a color, a texture, and apattern of at least the partial area may be set to be changed.

According to an embodiment, at least a part of determining thesensitivity may include: identifying a light transmissivity of at leastthe partial area, which corresponds to the at least one attribute; andadjusting setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at leastone setting value corresponding to the identified light transmissivityfrom among one or more setting values according to the lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area.

According to an embodiment, as at least a part of acquiring theperipheral information of the exterior of the electronic device, it maybe set to adjust a sensing value acquired using the at least one sensor,at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart for an operation of controlling at least onesensor disposed below a display in an electronic device according tovarious embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 14, an electronic device according to an embodimentmay include all or some of the electronic device 101 in FIG. 1, theelectronic device 201 in FIG. 2, the electronic device 401 in FIG. 4,and the electronic device 1001 in FIG. 10.

A processor of the electronic device (e.g., reference numeral 120 inFIG. 1, 210 in FIG. 2, or 1010 in FIG. 10) may identify, in operation1410, control information related to displaying of at least the partialarea of a display (e.g., reference numeral 160 in FIG. 1, 260 in FIG. 2,or 1020 in FIG. 10). For example, the processor may identify controlinformation relating to a color or brightness which correspond todisplay information displayed in at least the partial area of thedisplay. According to an embodiment, the control information related todisplaying of at least the partial area of the display may include atleast one of a color setting value for a color control in at least thepartial area of the display and a brightness setting value for abrightness control in at least the partial area of the display. Forexample, the processor may identify the color setting value as the colorof at least the partial area of the display is determined, or mayidentify the brightness setting value as the brightness of at least thepartial area of the display is determined.

In operation 1420, the processor may determine a sensitivity related tothe at least one sensor on the basis of the control information.According to an embodiment, the processor may determine the sensitivityrelated to the at least one sensor disposed below the display on thebasis of the control information related to displaying of at least thepartial area of a displaying area of the display. For example, theprocessor may determine the sensitivity of the at least one sensor onthe basis of the identified color setting value or brightness settingvalue related to the color or brightness of the displaying area of thedisplay by using information stored in a memory (e.g., reference numeral130 in FIG. 1, 230 in FIG. 2, or 1060 in FIG. 10).

In operation 1430, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity,the processor may acquire peripheral information of the exterior of theelectronic device 1001 by using the at least one sensor disposed belowat least the partial area of the display area of the display 1020.According to an embodiment, the processor may acquire the peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device by using the atleast one sensor, on the basis of the setting values according to thedetermined sensitivity. For example, the at least one sensor may includeat least one of an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, an irissensor, and a biometric sensor.

According to an embodiment, the processor may acquire illuminanceinformation by using an illuminance sensor (e.g., reference numeral1040-2 in FIG. 10), on the basis of setting values according to thedetermined sensitivity. According to an embodiment, the processor mayacquire a proximity information by using a proximity sensor (e.g.,reference numeral 1040-4 in FIG. 10), on the basis of setting valuesaccording to the determined sensitivity. According to an embodiment, theprocessor may acquire iris information by using an iris sensor (e.g.,reference numeral 1040-6 in FIG. 10), on the basis of setting valuesaccording to the determined sensitivity. According to an embodiment, theprocessor may acquire biometric information by using a biometric sensor(e.g., reference numeral 1040-8 in FIG. 10), on the basis of settingvalues according to the determined sensitivity.

Each of the above-described component elements according to the presentdisclosure may be configured with one or more components, and the namesof the corresponding component elements may vary on the basis of thetype of electronic device. The electronic device according to variousembodiments may include at least one of the aforementioned elements.Some elements may be omitted or other additional elements may be furtherincluded in the electronic device. Also, some of the componentsaccording to various embodiments may be combined into one entity, whichmay perform functions identical to those of the relevant componentsbefore the combination.

The term “module” as used herein may, for example, mean a unit includingone of hardware, hardware programmed with software or a combination oftwo or more of them. The “module” may be interchangeably used with, forexample, the term “unit”, “logic”, “logical block”, “component”, or“circuit”. The “module” may be a minimum unit of an integrated componentelement or a part thereof. The “module” may be a minimum unit forperforming one or more functions or a part thereof. The “module” may bemechanically or electronically implemented. For example, the “module”according to the present disclosure may include at least one of anApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip, aField-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and a programmable-logic devicefor performing operations which has been known or are to be developedhereinafter.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the devices (e.g.,modules or functions thereof) or the method (e.g., operations) accordingto the present disclosure may be implemented by a command stored in acomputer-readable storage medium in a programming module form. Theinstruction, when executed by a processor (e.g., the processor 120), maycause the one or more processors to execute the function correspondingto the instruction. The computer-readable storage medium may, forexample, be the memory 130.

Various embodiments relate to a computer-readable recording mediumhaving a program stored therein, the program configured to be executedby an electronic device including: a housing; a window cover housed inthe housing, in which at least a partial area thereof may be changed viaan electrical control on the basis of at least one attribute determinedfrom among a plurality of attributes; at least one sensor disposed belowat least the partial area; and a processor, wherein the processor isused to: identify control information corresponding to determination ofan attribute of at least the partial area on the basis of the at leastone attribute; determine a sensitivity related to the at least onesensor corresponding to the at least one attribute at least on the basisof the control information; and acquire peripheral information of theexterior of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, atleast on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include amemory that stores one or more setting values according to a lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area, and the program may use theprocessor to further perform, as at least a part of determining thesensitivity, identification of a light transmissivity of at least thepartial area, which corresponds to the at least one attribute, andadjustment of setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of atleast one setting value corresponding to the identified lighttransmissivity among the one or more setting values.

The computer readable recoding medium may include a hard disk, a floppydisk, magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., aCompact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) and a Digital Versatile Disc(DVD)), magneto-optical media (e.g., a floptical disk), a hardwaredevice (e.g., a Read Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), aflash memory), and the like. In addition, the program instructions mayinclude high class language codes, which can be executed in a computerby using an interpreter, as well as machine codes made by a compiler.The aforementioned hardware device may be configured to operate as oneor more software modules in order to perform the operation, and viceversa.

The programming module according to the present disclosure may includeone or more of the aforementioned components or may further includeother additional components, or some of the aforementioned componentsmay be omitted. Operations executed by a module, a programming module,or other component elements according to various embodiments may beexecuted sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or in a heuristicmanner. Furthermore, some operations may be executed in a differentorder or may be omitted, or other operations may be added.

While the present disclosure has been shown and described with referenceto certain embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that the camera lens module according to the present disclosureis not limited to these embodiments, and various changes in form anddetails may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device comprising: a housing; awindow cover housed in the housing, wherein an attribute of at least apartial area of a window cover may be changed via an electrical control;at least one sensor disposed below at least the partial area; and atleast one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configuredto: identify control information related to changing the attribute of atleast the partial area of the window cover; determine a sensitivityrelated to the at least one sensor corresponding to the at least oneattribute at least on the basis of the control information; and acquireperipheral information about the outside of the electronic device byusing the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determinedsensitivity.
 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at leastone sensor comprises a light reception module, and the at least oneprocessor is configured to adjust a setting value related to the lightreception module at least on the basis of the control information. 3.The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensorcomprises a light emission module for outputting light, and a lightreception module for receiving the light after being reflected by anexternal object, wherein the at least one processor is configured todetermine, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheralinformation, a proximity of the external object at least on the basis ofsensing of the reflected light, by using the light reception module. 4.The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the processor is configured todetermine at least one condition for determining the proximity, at leaston the basis of the control information.
 5. The electronic device ofclaim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emissionmodule for outputting light, and a camera module configured to receivethe light after being reflected by an external object and acquire animage, wherein the at least one processor is configured to recognize, asat least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information, an iris fromthe acquired image at least on the basis of sensing of the reflectedlight, by using the camera module.
 6. The electronic device of claim 3,wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine at leastone condition for recognizing the iris, at least on the basis of thecontrol information.
 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the atleast one processor is configured to change, as at least a part of thechanging on the basis of the at least one attribute, at least one of acolor, a texture, and a pattern of at least the partial area.
 8. Theelectronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a memory configured tostore one or more setting values according to a light transmissivity ofat least the partial area, wherein the at least one processor isconfigured to: identify, as at least a part of determining of thesensitivity, a light transmissivity of at least the partial area, whichcorresponds to the at least one attribute; and adjust setting of the atleast one sensor on the basis of at least one setting valuecorresponding to the light transmissivity among the one or more settingvalues in the memory.
 9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein theat least one processor is configured to adjust, as at least a part ofacquiring of the peripheral information of the exterior of theelectronic device, a sensing value acquired using the at least onesensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.
 10. Anelectronic device comprising: a display; at least one sensor disposedbelow at least a partial area of the display; and at least oneprocessor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identifycontrol information related to displaying of at least the partial area;determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor at least onthe basis of the control information; and acquire peripheral informationof the outside of the electronic device by using the at least onesensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.
 11. Theelectronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one sensor comprisesa light reception module, and the at least one processor is configuredto adjust a setting value related to the light reception module at leaston the basis of the control information.
 12. The electronic device ofclaim 10, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emissionmodule for outputting light, and a light reception module for receivingthe light after being reflected by an external object, wherein the atleast one processor is configured to determine, as at least a part ofacquiring of the peripheral information, a proximity of the externalobject at least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by usingthe light reception module.
 13. The electronic device of claim 12,wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine at leastone condition for determining the proximity, at least on the basis ofthe control information.
 14. The electronic device of claim 10, whereinthe at least one sensor comprises a light emission module for outputtinglight, and a camera module configured to receive the light after beingreflected by an external object and acquire an image, wherein the atleast one processor is configured to recognize, as at least a part ofacquiring of the peripheral information, an iris from the acquired imageat least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by using thecamera module.
 15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the atleast one processor is configured to determine at least one conditionfor recognizing the iris, at least on the basis of the controlinformation.
 16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at leastone processor is configured to identify, as at least a part ofidentifying of the control information, at least one of color controlinformation and brightness control information which are related todisplaying of at least the partial area.
 17. The electronic device ofclaim 16, further comprising: a memory configured to store one or moresetting values according to a light transmissivity of at least thepartial area, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:identify, as at least a part of determining of the sensitivity, a lighttransmissivity of at least the partial area at least on the basis of thecolor control information or the brightness control information; andadjust setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at least onesetting value corresponding to the light transmissivity among the one ormore setting values in the memory.
 18. The electronic device of claim10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust, as atleast a part of acquiring of the peripheral information of the exteriorof the electronic device, a sensing value acquired using the at leastone sensor, at least on the basis of the sensitivity.
 19. Anon-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the non-transitorycomputer-readable recording medium having a program stored therein, theprogram configured to use the at least one processor to perform a methodcomprising: identifying control information to change an attribute of apartial area of a window cover in an electronic device; determining asensitivity related to at least one sensor of the electronic devicecorresponding to information on the at least one attribute at least onthe basis of the control information; and acquiring peripheralinformation of the exterior of the electronic device by using the atleast one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.20. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 19,in the electronic device further comprising a memory configured to storeone or more setting values according to a light transmissivity of atleast the partial area, the non-transitory computer-readable recordingmedium having the program stored therein, the program configured to usethe at least one processor to perform the method comprising:identifying, as at least a part of determining of the sensitivity, alight transmissivity of at least the partial area, which corresponds tothe at least one attribute; and adjusting setting of the at least onesensor on the basis of at least one setting value corresponding to theidentified light transmissivity among the one or more setting values.